imagine: a world of peace and love.

love does not need labels.

i’m human.
and i’m free.

i’m love.
and love is free.

and therefore i’m free to love as i please.

love has no gender, identity or orientation.

love is love.

our society’s desire and emphasis on individuality…it’s these labels and divisions and the constant need to want to group people together into categories by differences, that leads to discrimination and hate.

i’m all for owning who you are and being who you are, but when it comes to love…you can’t put a define, classify, tag or stamp it.

love is love.

and love is beautiful.

:)

p.s. who are you mr[s]. anonymous???

spread love: connect with me. ask me. share with me.

“Let us turn our thoughts today 
To martin luther king 
And recognize that there are ties between us 
All men and women 
Living on the earth 
Ties of hope and love 
Sister and brotherhood 
That we are bound together 
In our desire to see the world become 
A place in which our children 
Can grow free and strong 
We are bound together 
By the task that stands before us 
And the road that lies ahead 
We are bound and we are bound”

[…]

by James Taylor

thank you @kayleejohnson!!! :)

today at vive, you could feel the intensity.

it was all respectful, but, again, very intense.

we talked about peace, religion and women’s rights.

then we began discussing the Bible, and drawing from it’s infinite wisdom.

one begins to talk about how women should be obedient and subservient to men, especially in marriages.

i immediately objected. i said i respect your opinion and belief, and ability to live by God’s word, but i disagree. 

no woman should have to be obedient to another man. no one should be obedient to anyone. 

women deserve to be treated fairly, as an equal, with respect. 

i honestly do not care what the Bible says with regards to that issue. i’m sorry. 

i form my beliefs on the basic principles of the Bible, such as love and compassion, as well as how i was raised, what i know about the world, the morals i have, and take human rights into consideration.

while i respect the word of God, and those who are able to live by it, i can’t do it. 

i personally feel that it’s out-of-date and that people take it too literally.

to me, the Bible should serve as a guide as to how to live, not a model as to how to live (if that makes any sense).

again, i’m not knocking anyone who’s religious and believes it/follows it, i just can’t bring myself to—especially when it says women should be obedient to men.

it’s absurd.

any who…our two hour session ended well. they thanked me for coming, again, as well as stressed the need for the conversations to happen all over the world, where people can come together and peacefully and respectfully discuss such issues.

okay. i’m done. sorry if i ranted or offended anyone. [if i did, i apologize.] i just wanted to share my experience with others.

does anyone have any thoughts on this issue?

“Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love.” [Liev Tostol]

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if we only seek them with our eyes open.” [Javaharial Nehur]

“Do one thing everyday that scares you.” [Eleanor Roosevelt]

“Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink the wild air.” [Emerson]

“Live in the present, launch yourself on every way, find eternity in each moment.” [Thoreau]

“To be a revolutionary, you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power.” [Jane Fonda]

“All we ever have is the now. We gain experience from the past, but we can’t relive it, and we can hope for the future, but we don’t know if there is one.” [George Harrison]

“Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.” [C. Maxim]