Love Is Love Is Love...

I always joke that I live in a town known for 'peace, love and happiness'. It's commonplace to see peaceful protestors for various causes in the center of town, just a part of the local fabric. But the truth is that this small enclave nestled into the Catskill Mountains, famous for a concert or two, rich with creativity, art and progressive thinking, could really adopt a new tagline of 'peace, love and my opinion.' My way. This rolls out regularly from local elections and beyond, to most recently the changing of a school mascot -- which has been the hotbed issue du jour, creating a great deal of divisiveness. I guess 'love is love is love is love'...unless of course you are not like me, you don't agree with me, and then things get heated. Alas, as a counterbalance, there is a drum circle -- drumming for peace every Sunday afternoon on the village green. Hey, we take our 1st Amendment Rights seriously around here, but I think we can all do better in this department. Life is more than just about expressing opinions, it's about the deeper conversation and connection. This is where we can find the love -- within ourselves and reflected back from others. It's hard to write about anything else when tragedy strikes. It stirs us. It stops us in our tracks. It makes us take stock. Orlando. We mourn, our hearts break, and we fervently pray for those who have tragically lost their lives. And for those who are now left to pick up the pieces of senseless, despicable acts of violence a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news