Best of Ourself

Love. In today's society so many people think that love is butterflies, or passion. That feeling you feel that gives you butterflies, or makes you obsess. The one that makes you feel like all is right in the world and nothing could ever go wrong. Love is what makes you feel good. You. It's all about you.

But what if we are wrong. Love isn't just about what you feel. It's the effect it has on others. It just the purity that resonates in the world around you. Love is seeing someone interact the people who mean the most to you. Love is watching them Embrace who you are and who your family is. Love is understanding that things are different. But that's okay. Love is knowing that things can be scary, things may be awkward, things can be downright weird. But love embraces all of that. It takes  things in stride and understand boundaries. It expands in the darkest corners of your mind and heart, places that you didn't know existed.

Love isn't only fire in your veins. It is the calm in your heart the one that soothes your soul and gives you peace. Is the one that calls to you in your most desperate times and comforts you when you need it the most. Love makes you pursue your best qualities. It brings out who you can be, who you want to be, and who you are. It doesn't only affect you, it affects other people in your life. Love isn't about you.

Love is  what you can give, what you can offer of yourself for others. Love isn't something we keep to ourself. It is meant to be given. It is one of the most personal portions our lives that we share. So why not make it about giving the best part of ourselves to someone...

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