Measure Your Life In Love

It was in Mrs. Smith's 5th grade class that I first heard the song Seasons of Love from the soundtrack of the Broadway Musical RENT. "Measure your life in love" was my favorite line, mostly because I liked to pretend to belt it at the end of the song like Joanne does, but partly because I really liked the thought of measuring life in love instead of cups of coffee.

I'm not afraid to say it: I love love. I'm not just talking about romantic love (even though I do love romantic love a lot), I'm talking about just that deep caring for another human being. The deep caring, where if your friend cries, you offer your shoulder.  The deep caring, where if your friend wants to talk at 2am, you are there to listen. My love for love must stem back listening to Seasons of Love in 5th grade, or from my 4th grade class being called "Community 19" instead of "Room 19". Then the whole community thing continued to grow at VSAA, IB, and as I found a home in the Winship Drama Building at UT, I have found some of my truest and best friends. They know how to put the word community into action.

Now, my internship at DoSomething.org exemplifies the meaning of community too! I'm just shy of working there a full week, and I already feel super close to everyone there! Everyone is friends and everyone deeply cares about each other. Even though I'm an intern, I feel respected, and I feel like they see my worth. I think that's why everyone loves their job. I mean who actually wishes they could stay at work longer than 5:30pm? THIS GIRL. Look how excited I am in the picture below!

[At my desk at work! Sorry for the weird cross-eyedness.]

[With some of the other interns before the office warming party!]

[Setting up for the office warming party!]

I just love the atmosphere! I love that I can look up at any given moment and see someone gliding across the office on a scooter. I love that I could take a break and go play a game of Ms. PacMan, which I never do because I love the work I'm doing. Ultimately, I love that everyone loves what they do, and I love that everyone at DoSomething.org loves each other. They certainly measure their life with love.

Felicia

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