Share love

Do you remember being young, like daycare age? Those days when having an apple juice and teddy graham snack just before taking your afternoon nap was part of your everyday schedule? Do you remember your favorite toy? You know, the very first one you picked up and held all afternoon just so nobody else could play with it? One second you would have it but the moment you realized it was no longer in your reach you would search and fight until you got it back. This was when we first learned about the importance of sharing. Oh how I hated to share.

Today, more than ten years later, I STILL hate to share. I mean, I know how to, but if I get the option, I won’t do it. Well, there are certain occasions where sharing IS okay. For example, sharing your excitement during a football game, or sharing a nice walk down the road together. However, on the other hand, there are things we never want to share.

1.       The last bite of your dessert.

2.       The blankets when you are trying to sleep.

3.       Most importantly- your boyfriend.

Now, you may be thinking, “Wow, what is she saying? She is crazy.” No, I am not. In high school, we learn so much more quickly than in our preschool years. We learn about sharing and caring and about love. I’m not saying we shouldn’t share love, (because we definitely should!) I’m just saying we should be more careful about choosing how we do so.

Speaking of love, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Now, there are usually two sides to this “special day” you either love it, or you hate it. I, for one, feel no emotion for this day. At a young age, my parents got married on Valentine’s Day. However, through my years, they have also gotten divorced. So, in my household, it has always been another kind of experience. Last year though, I decided to try and get into the spirit of things. I bought a dozen roses and a bag of Hershey’s kisses (cliché, I know). I was doing this act of kindness thing and just handing them out to people I felt might need some love that day. Of course I gave one to my mom, and a few to my closest friends, and the most special, a boy who had a little crush on me. I thought he was sweet, the way he would hold open the door for me every time he saw me walk past. So, I left him a little note in the office, along with a rose and a kiss stating it was from his “secret crush.” I imagine he loved it because after lunch, I saw him walking around with it, wilting in his hand.

Anyway, I’ll get to the point. Share love. Share it with those you care about. Do what makes you happy. Surround yourself with those who make you smile. Laugh as much as you breathe. Love as long as you live. Because, as long as you share the love you have, you’ll need nothing else.

-Payt.