Tell Me This Is Paradise... Fairytales, and Lost Days...

Have you ever been in a love that felt so real, so vibrant, that you knew nothing and no one could ever make it disappear? It's in those moments when you know love... Real love. It's when 'Come What May, I'll Love You Till My Dying Day' doesn't seem so silly... Love is the only bridge we'll ever need to stand on, or walk across to reach our highest dreams. It's the only thing powerful enough to bridge any gap... between any heart.

In the hearts of children lies the truths of men... have you ever looked into a child's eyes? So pure, so clear, so full of a love. They see only light, and dark. They smile when you smile. They cry when you cry. They share in your joy, and in your pain because that is love. Love is forgiving, love is kind, love is the scream in the night that lets you know you're alive...

It's not what you do in life that matters; it's who you are that lasts and creates your legacy... When you find yourself in a real love it becomes more than just rose colored glasses, it becomes who you are. It's how you decide, and it's what moves your hand to action. There is no I, and me, it's we and us, and ours. It is your strength, and your faith. It is what makes up your very soul. It is your heart, your mind, and your everything. There isn't a day that goes by that you don't smile because you have that love. No matter what may come your way. Through trials, and tribulations. Through secrets kept, and promises broken. Though death may take that person from you, be it literal, spiritual, or if you just have to cut the ties and labels that bind you here on earth, that love will forever have a hold on your heart. That is real love. It is a lasting part of you. That person may run across you in a crowd, and maybe you don't see him, but he sees you...and he smiles. Knowing he can always count on you though you haven't spoken in years. It's when your soul tugs and you don't know why your heart accelerates... and that familiar feeling of comfort and security creeps back into your eyes... it's then that you remember... I love him. Forever. Love doesn't require words, or gifts. It's the days in the park swinging, and looking at the world upside down, knowing exactly why he is laughing at you without inquiring why. It's knowing something is wrong without asking. It's pulling them in to a hug just because... it's what they need, and because it's what you need. Love is un-restrainable. The heart has reasons that reason cannot know. All we can do is learn to accept and grow, to love and live, and be all that we can be. Because we have that capacity to love. It's the love of a mother, father, brother, sister, child... friend... that makes us who we are, and that keeps us going when the days get dark... and because it's only when when you're tested that you truly discover who you are, and it's only when you're tested that you discover who you can be. The person you want does exist, somewhere on the other side of hard work, and faith, and belief. Beyond heartache and the fear of what lies ahead. You can't hide from life, eventually you have to live it... and you can't live it until you know love. Start with loving yourself, and you'll find the world grows in color and joy... When you have the opportunity to love someone else, take it, and cherish it... you never know just how far it will go, and just how much of a person you have the potential to be. Love is the hardest thing you will ever strive for. It takes an every day effort, and everything you've got, but it's the only thing that will ever be worth all the pain this world has to offer up, and slather out. True love is the only thing that will ever move you to an eternity...