Where is the love?

I'm constantly overwhelmed with sadness by the terrible things that go on around me.

Innocence is stolen on a daily basis. Life is taken so carelessly. Hearts are broken. Pain is inflicted without reason. When did things get so out of control? I am aware of my continued talk about love and how all everyone wants is to love and be loved. That's because it is what I believe to be true.

I've sat at my computer crying for two days while I try to put my thoughts together. Trying to figure out how I can actually express my feelings about what's been going on in Connecticut. My chest feels heavy and I am at a loss of words. I honestly can't understand it. I can't imagine what could ever make someone do what has been done. How does someone get to a point in their life they can walk into an elementary school and take the most innocent lives there are to be taken? Children lucky enough to have survived this horrific event will now be living with this experience their entire life. Will they be able to cope with it? Will they constantly be scared for their life? Will they be able to trust others in their future? It can't be undone. I can't even begin to imagine what the families of the people who died that are going through. The teachers who gave their own life  to save the life of the students they care so much about. Forever heroes.

What I do know is that we need to love our children. We need to nurture them and teach them to be good people. We need to demonstrate how to love unconditionally. Neglect and abuse is all to common in this world. Our children are innocent until we come in and fuck it all up. Children are learning daily, watching us, what we do, how we react to things, how we solve problems, how we express ourselves. They are little sponges soaking up our every move. I know this is true from watching my nieces for a year and slowly seeing little parts of me in them. We have to try our absolute best to be sure they will always make the choice to do what's right and give love to the people they come across in life.

I honestly believe that so many issues around the world could be solved if we just loved without limits. If we treated everyone equally and tried to help every person live a happy life. Our own hatred has caused many problems and continues to do so every. single. day.

I can't understand what goes on in the world because I feel so much love and I know that I matter. I know what it is to love unconditionally and to be loved unconditionally. If everyone was given the chance to feel that....I just think the world could be a much better place for our generations to come.

I know some people will read this and call me naive.....(Michelle, it's not that easy, love can't just fix these things, it's bigger than that) but at least you took the time to read my thoughts....