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You Deserve Love

You are something special

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You Deserve Love

In the world we live in, hate is everywhere. People are not accepted for who they are, people are getting killed in senseless acts of violence and people are scared to live their lives in their own skin. With all of the hate, I want to discuss some of the love.

There are so many wonderful, amazing people out in the world who will love you. You may not feel loved or be accepted now but one day, you will be and it will be the most spectacular day of your life. One day, you won’t be afraid to tell your friends that you are gay. One day, you won’t worry if people are judging you when you come out as trans. One day, the mom will the stroller won’t cross the street when she sees you.

You deserve love.

I don’t care what your race, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual preference is -- you are perfect. You are intelligent. You are beautiful. You are generous. You are good enough. Not many people believe that anymore, but it's true.

Don’t be scared to tell your parents who you are. When you die, you want to die after living a full life as yourself. You don't want people at your funeral crying over the lost of someone you were not. Don’t let a day be wasted not living as yourself.

There are seven billion people living right now, and if the hundreds of people in your life don't accept you, then you have a few billion more to give a chance. Just believe me, you deserve to be loved.

If you aren't feeling the support you need right now, practice unconditional self love. When you practice unconditional self love, you will always have someone love you. When you love yourself, it becomes easier from you to let other love you. When you are insecure and think that you aren't enough, how will you believe someone how is telling you that you are enough?

Acceptance is the biggest step towards love. When we, as a world, accept all races, ethnicities, gender identities and sexual preferences we will find it much easier to love. We grow up with these preconceived notions about people different than us and it makes us judge them without knowing them.

In order for people to see each other past our differences, we must unlearn. What I mean is when you first meet someone don't assume they are heterosexual, or a guy with a higher pitched voice is gay or a girl who mostly hangs out with girls and plays sport is a lesbian. Unlearn the norms.

So, love yourself. Ignore your flaws. Accept your differences. Love others as you want to be loved. And, believe that you are enough all of the time because you are. You desevre the love you give to others.

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