day eighteen: love is

love is... desiring love and to be loved. hoping that you mean enough to someone and that your love with prevail over everything that has tried to stand in its way.

a bit of an explanation...

I haven't posted on here in a little while because for the last week or so I was really struggling finding the love in things. While it hasn't been an easy time for me, that's no excuse to start seeing love as a negative thing.

Being hurt makes it a little harder to see the good in people. However, if there was good in them before, chances are its still there. Sometimes, we need to swallow our pride to see both sides of a situation. Love may seem different to different people. But the truth of the matter is... love is love. When you feel that love for someone else, you realize the importance of all the things you share together.

With all that being said, it takes time for love to mature. While things may be rocky at a certain point, you need to have faith that love will prevail over everything else.

day seventeen: love is...

love is... the bond you hold with someone who may not be with us anymore. you can miss them with every ounce of your being, but the bond remains unbroken. wishing they were still here isn't selfish, it's human. it never gets easier, the pain just becomes easier to bare once you realize that their love for you has never left.

day sixteen: love is...

love is... patience. doing your best to try to understand them if it it isn't the easiest thing to do in the moment.

day fifteen: love is...

love is... always different. you can't compare it, or judge it, or even be afraid of it. sometimes, you have to dive in head first, no matter how scary that may be. you can't let your past hold you back from something beautiful, something real. being open minded and honest is crucial. let everything you say hold your deepest feelings, no one is a mind reader. it may take some work but in the end, it's worth the outcome.