Awaking this morning, I had no idea of the major current events taking place today. Considering I don't have cable television nor am I an avid paper reader, I am always a little behind in the news world. And as a result, I happened to miss the memo to change my Facebook picture to a red square with two pink rectangles in parallel horizontally. Checking my Facebook this morning, my newsfeed was littered with tiny red and pink square pictures–all of which, at the time I had no idea of the significance. I later looked it up to see what this trend was all about only to discover two things: one, I really need to get cable again and two, today marked an important day for the LGBTQ community in America as two important Supreme Court cases went up regarding the legalization of gay marriage. Although, in the past I had never taken an active stance on this subject, today felt compelled to tell the world my thoughts–how I see it. With a red and pink picture displaying now on my personal Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, I want to say that I disagree with what some of my Catholic up brings have taught me. I don't believe that legalizing gay marriage will make marriage between a man and a woman any less sacred nor do I believe–I cannot believe–that someone who is a good person can be "damned to hell" for loving someone else. Love is the basis of what marriage should be–what life should be. But today and every coming day towards us, it feels like love is a lost idea from a distant past. Gay people marrying isn't what makes marriage lose the value; the lose of love is what makes the idea of marriage weak–meaningless. Over 50% of marriages end in divorce. I can testify to this statistic. I have witnessed firsthand the crumbling of two marriages in my lifetime. It's not gender that makes something sacred, it's love. And when love is lost, meaning is lost. When love is lost meaning is lost. And when meaning is lost, we are lost. And I feel that is a good way to describe much of America today. We are lost. We want something–we want change, we want tradition, we want equality, we want peace, we want war, we want independence. We want... we want love. We want the ability to feel welcomed in the world. We want to be remembered. We want someone to be there in the darkness when we feel alone. We want to be loved and we want to love. We want love above everything else. Love is what should be in the minds of the people today. Because love is not just a feeling–it's an action. And if we act love, maybe one day we won't have to act, we will just feel it–feel love again. And remember, a little message from me, don't do things that impede upon others' ability to love. Any love given into the world is love that can and will return to each and every one of us. So stop the hate... not the love.
For the love of Dog!
Shirt: Flashbacks, Tights: Rite Aid, Skirt: don't remember it's origin (sorry!), Shoes: Urban Outfitters
Today's outfit featured one of my favorite tops and my old "dream shoes"–black-heeled oxfords that I got from Urban Outfitters after trying to find a pair of heeled oxfords for a very long time. I thrifted (before it was cool) the shirt around the same time I got the shoes and I have had the black pencil skirt for a while so there was nothing really new about today's outfit. Wearing the pink and white polka-dotted top always makes me feel like I've gone back to the 50s. Of my outfits this is one of of my more "normal" ones. Primarily because of its simplicity. Regardless of its normality, I still love the look–the black is slimming and sleek and the heels with the tights make my short legs feel just a little bit taller.
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P.S. My stated thoughts earlier are my personal opinions. None of which are intended to offend anyone. I am always open to learning new ideas and perspectives. I am not dogmatic and I'm always looking to grow.
And always remember,
"Measure your life in love". - Jonathan Larson
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