Guest post by Gwynn Braswell, author of Macey Harold: Attorney at Law
Most of us think of love as an emotion, thought, feeling or desire. But have we really captured the true, deep down essence of love? Have you ever considered that love may be more in line with colors than feelings? No, not the ‘Black-White’ that we call colors, but the many hues that make us who and what we are.
I look around me and I see the many brilliant colors of life, love, existence, living, smiles, tears, happiness and pain. Many times I have said, “You’re as pretty as a peach”, or when sadness is abound, “why so blue?” Get it? So many of our lives are surrounded by many colors, yet we overlook the obvious: the colors of life.
The colors that troubles me more than anything are the colors that consumes us with illness, hunger, despair, loneliness and a feeling that we and all around us is lost. As a whole, as a people, we can change those colors with the colors of human kindness, empathy, understanding and a genuine respect for life. We do not need to try to ‘fix’ the whole world. We only need to start in our community, our neighborhood, our city, our state; one person at a time and with that in mind we can bridge the communities, neighborhoods, cities and states, and with enough drive and determination-the world.
My 95 year old mother and my three year old grandson, are true examples of the colors of love. I contribute Mother’s longevity with all the years she spent giving, caring, nurturing and never forgetting how to show her colors of love. She is the one that showed me how to appreciate and associate love with colors: The peaceful blue waters of an ocean, or the blue of the sky with the soft, white, billows of clouds, or the pleasant smell of freshly cut green grass or pine trees in the forest. All colors that we find pleasing and just as deep as emotional love. My grandson is just a bright bundle of love.
If you noticed, there was no mention of Black or White, because if you think about it realistically, Black and White are not colors, just void of color! So what are your colors of love?
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Books by Gwynn Braswell
Macey Harold: Attorney at Law ~ View on Bookshelves | Amazon link unavailable.
Miss Mamie’s Girl ~ View on Bookshelves | View on Amazon