i have been making videos for my love to celebrate each passing month since we met. the idea i had for the next one involved me showing that actions are more powerful than words.  however, she shared this song with me and i think it conveys the message stronger than anything that i could have created myself.  it is about the kind of love i have been looking for and the kind of love i have found.  there really are no words that can describe it.

i can talk a good game.  i express myself really well in written form.  i think words are important.  they can hurt and they can heal.  however, in the end, it is our actions that are louder than any words that are spoken.  it is the hug. it is holding someone’s hand while they are crying. it is giving without expecting in return.  it is a text message.  a letter. a card.  it is picking someone up when they have fallen.  it is looking someone in the eyes and smiling.  it is answering the phone when sometimes it is not convenient.  it is asking questions and wanting to truly know someone. it is being there for someone when all seems lost.

i have been loved through action all my life.  i am blessed by those who surround me.  i have fallen, have been picked up and carried.  i have been broken and put back together.  at times, it has been without words at all. i try to do both…love through words and action.  i want my actions to reflect what comes out of my mouth.  this song reminded me of a quote someone used on a retreat i went on in college. and though i am not perfect, i am striving for an amazing destiny.

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

Watch your words, for they become actions.

Watch your actions, for they become habits.

Watch your habits, for they become character.

Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

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