"For me, it's just a more beautiful way to live, and it has given me so much peace. There's no question in my mind that God gives us those directions not to restrict us or as rules but because that’s the life more abundant. That's the way we’re meant to operate, so it's the way we live peacefully. If you have a problem, and I love you, that's my problem. If you have a joy, and I love you, that's going to bring me joy. And we share it. We share everything. We share our struggles and our triumphs and our money and possessions. We share our faith and our hopes and our fears and struggle together and try to help other people around us who maybe don’t agree with us or have anything to offer us in return. Just living a life of service—that’s what I got out of the communal life that I tasted there. It's just a simple life of love that I believe everyone is called to."
aaron weiss, thank you.
i got chills tonight and butterflies and smiled genuinely because i think i found what i've been looking for. an answer, if only a partial answer. "love and to be loved", which i think is how we all feel, but i never associated it with my own missing piece. i understand that i may not be all the way there, i may not have completely found the X that marks the spot, but it's a start. and i don't care if you think it sounds silly, but aaron weiss had an affect on my life by just talking to me for ten or fifteen minutes, and holding my hand and telling me that i don't have to look, everything will always be inside me. sometimes in my room, or when i'm singing... but always inside. i think i need to start appreciating LIFE more, and it's bottom line. you come and you go, and i come and i go. even if i don't always feel it, i need to know there is a constant inside me, aside from my heartbeat.
no lies, just love.
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