Be The Change!

As The Beatles once sang, "All you need is love, love; love is all you need."

Can you imagine a world with no hate? Think of how much stronger the world would be if we could all come together as one. No war or discrimination... The funds for starvation? A cure for cancer? The ability to live on the next planet?

Love could change the world!

Today on Twitter the following two tweets stood out to me the most:

I agree 110% with both post. Love is love is love, and no one should ever be deny the right to love. However, that is not the case... How can we strive for world peace when we don't even have our own peace in America. I want to love my country, Obama... I want to be proud to be an American, but how can I when there is the fear of walking down the street holding hands. There is the fear to love. There is governmental discrimination amongst the citizens. There is hate in the world...

BUT, I still stand!

I am not a second-class citizen. You are not a second-class citizen. It is okay to be yourself!

If you haven't been on Facebook or you simply live under a rock, I wanted to remind you that today is Valentine's day. I would like to encourage everyone to spread some extra love. We can't change people; they can only change themselves. We can, however, lead by example, and it's time! It's time to show your support for someone who needs you. Tell someone you are there for them, but most importantly, don't hate or discriminate... Because, the world is changing... Slavery abolished, women's right to vote, the first black president... And now, marriage equality! It will happen, everywhere... It's just a matter of time.

"Be the change you want to see in the world!" - unknown

Happy Valentine's Day, and thank you so much to the following people who went out of their way to spread a little extra love for me; I am truly grateful: 

Lucas Martin, My Mother, My Sister, Rachel DiBenedtto, Samantha Fisher, Mary Potts, Briana Felix, Nicola Piazza, Ryan Mason, David Brasher, Tiffany Phillips, Brett Schuhler, Hunter Moffett, Ryan Boe, Aden Hollowell, Brian Gelp, Rhianna Clausen, Heidi Hagenlocher, and Marty Hawkins  

One last thing... Check out Google's doodle for Valentine's Day 2012 [video below]. It makes me smile really big, and totally reminds me of me--jump rope and all.   ♥