Find someone who loves you well. Someone who never belittles you. Even in the heat of an argument. Someone who is gentle with you, but does not treat you like you are fragile. Someone who knows what you are capable of, and celebrates those pieces of you. Not someone who is intimidated by your strength. Someone who doesn’t make you feel guilty for being flawed. It is not love’s job to punish you. And remember the person you love is just as broken as you are when they fall short. No one is perfect – do not hold them to this standard. Find someone who is patient, forgiving, and apologetic. Someone who practices forgiveness freely and often. Love someone who is humble, kind, and empathetic. Not only with you, but with a beggar on the street, or a stranger in the supermarket. Common courtesy is important. Compassion is important. Kindness is important.

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Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling but start. Start and don’t stop. Start where you are, with what you have. Just … start.

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I wish the time would come
When we could talk at 2 am
And you’d say things about you
I’d say things about me
We’ll have a speck of discussion
About the cosmos and the fates
About dreams and portions of complexity
Unfazed by rays of words and ignorance
That fall on the mouths of people under daylight
Let’s talk about questions
Of hows and whys
And let’s invite the dust of the moon
To settle down on our pupils
As we wait, let’s talk about glimpses of the unknown
And hints of oblivion, and the foreboding present
Until my mouth slips on its tongue
And I’d say things about you
You’d say things about me
And as night and morning starts to dance
We could say things about us

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