Love can Change Facebook, why not the World?

Love can change the world. It’s an incredible thing. Just last night, a message went out on Facebook to ‘like’ a page entitled ‘I hate gay people’, so that we could educate them. When I joined, there were roughly eighty members. Most of which were LGBT. Not twelve hours later, there were over 500 members, and very few of them were non-LGBT. There were posts every minute or so, each expressing their love for their boyfriend, girlfriend, or people in general. It was uncommon to see any hurtful messages. Everybody on that page was showing such love and understanding as human beings. It made me think.

How different would the world be if everybody had a voice? If everybody was proactive in their opinions? By the looks of it, there are far more people who are gay-friendly than not. It’s an incredible thing, really. So many people with such philosophical and deep ideals and truths should not keep it to themselves. At first it’s because they’re shy, but at a certain point it becomes plain selfish to withhold that insight from other people who could benefit greatly to it. Though it’s very few people who will ever see this, I want to encourage you to look inward. Find what’s there. And once you’ve found it, share it with the world. The world can always use your beauty.

That being said, I also want to encourage people to be themselves. It’s come (greatly) to my attention that people tend to do things not because they genuinely want to, but because they believe that it will please somebody else. Please, think about this carefully. Be you. If you’re you, then the people who enter and exit your lives will do so with good reason. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” –Dr. Seuss. Those around you who truly love you will appreciate and be glad that you’re being yourself. Don’t limit yourself because you’re afraid of being judged or condemned. It ends badly on both ends. So here is my challenge: Don’t change ANYTHING about yourself for one day. Be honest with everybody, and let your true personality come forth. Let your mood come out, too. If you’re pissed, let those around you know that you’re pissed. If you’re happy, shoot rainbows and smiles and hugs at everybody. Let your mood manifest in however you would have it manifest. Because you are you, and you are unique.

The Beauty of the World

You are beautiful. You've heard it in songs, in books, in magazines, maybe even in other blogs. Maybe you've read it in texts, or been told so personally, be it by peers, partners, parents, or other words that begin with the letter 'P' so as to continue this beautiful alliteration. Postmen? Uhh...let's avoid that one. Anyway. My point is that too many people tend to disregard this statement, because it has lost its meaning. People hear it when the teller has no sincerity, or maybe they just hear it so much that it just doesn't mean what it should.

People hear the word 'beautiful' and think of a blond-haired, blue-eyed anorexic bitch (Utah County, anyone?). But beauty goes so far beyond physical appearance. And when we think of it as mental or emotional, we think, "Be a good person." Though that does mean a lot in certain circumstances, that isn't ALL it has to mean. Be an individual, be caring, responsive, helpful, supportive, loving, compassionate, empathetic, logical. Be YOU. Because there are beautiful things about you, inside and out. Whether you can see them or not, other people do. Though at times it's tough to find people who appreciate the beauty in you, it's a lot more fun to do than trying to be something you're not so that you can live up to what people have come to call beauty.