Benjamin

 I've had a post that I've been sitting on for the last couple of months, but to be honest, I've been second guessing this whole thing since uploading that first post. So for now it'll just chill in a drawer somewhere until I build up the courage to actually do something with it. So instead today I have something different: today I have a plea, a plea to open our hearts to love those around us. There is so much pain in the world today. A constant hurting and suffering that we all deal with every day, and we live in a broken, messy world, so it's not exactly surprising. But so much of this personal pain that goes on is caused by simple things, a hurtful or careless word, an action that makes people feel unloved, or even a lack of actions that shows people we care. These things cut to the core. They hurt so much, and they stick with us, constantly causing pain and insecurity. And I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I don't say and do horrible things, be