“Let’s commit to loving each other.”

We’re in a world where so much attention is dedicated to division. There’s so much talk about this side being right and that side being wrong. There's a difference in opinion on whether a certain action is moral, fair, unjust, or unacceptable. All of this variation is a byproduct of people having different beliefs.

But these differences between us are indisputedly critical.

Living in an echo chamber where we only hear what we want to hear limits our perspective and awareness. What we believe to be the truth is often more subjective than we think, and represents our unique values rather than the facts of how things are.

But no matter who you are, where you come from, or what side of things you’re on… We all share the same thing - a deep connection to love. So putting the differences aside, let’s commit to loving each other.

But what does that even mean? Well think about how that plays out with your loved ones:

Love is a deep care for someone’s well-being, and a willingness to make personal sacrifices for their benefit.

Love is a deep acceptance for who someone is, and that what you might see as weakness or flaws are ingredients of their uniqueness.

Love is intimacy, being able to vulnerably share parts of yourself and receive those parts from others without judgment or feeling judged.?

Love is a commitment to all of the things just mentioned, even when you have reasons to think otherwise, even when emotions run high, and even when it’s inconvenient. It’s letting your care, acceptance, and intimacy shine through the cloudy moments.

Everything I just described, it’s not too much to ask. We’re all capable of loving strangers, and each other, more fully. The bar isn’t that high. We just need to stop looking at the differences as something that threatens us, and start embracing our similarities. Because we all want to love and be loved. So let’s commit to loving each other.