Love is hard, love is scary and sometimes love hurts. We fall in love, and those we love, do not always love us back. Love is a roller coaster, there's the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Sometimes you feel like you are invincible and other times you feel useless. I'm here to tell you there's hope.

There will come a time where your roller coaster ends and things steady off. Eventually you will find love and with love comes peace. It may be, having a child, pursuing your career, or using your gifts to help others. Wherever your path may take you, you will be okay. Love does not need to come in a significant other, love can come from anywhere; friends, family, coworkers, peers, or even strangers. Love is putting someone else's needs before yours and working hard at something you have a passion for. Random acts of kindness can be considered love, because the acts of kindness were done out of the love from your heart and they brighten someone else's day.

The moment you meet the love of your life, everything changes.Everything seems better and easier. You worry less, you're excited to wake up everyday to share just another memory with them. But the puppy love wears off fast. People get used to each other and don't feel the need to do as much anymore. That kind of love fades fast, but loving what you're doing does not.

To me love is not about being in a relationship. Love is about doing something to benefit someone else or doing something for your own happiness. People can show love so easily, simply by helping someone in a time of need, volunteering just because or doing something you've always dreamed of and sharing your happiness with the world.

All of these actions will encourage others to love and make the world a more positive place. Just by doing simple things that make you happy or taking five minutes to help.