All You Need is Love!

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"All you need is love (bom, bom, bom, bommmmm), all you need is love . . .(let me hear you now), all you need is love, love.  Love is all you need" (don't forget to hold that note)!

Love is so great and it takes shape in so many ways for all of us.  Sometimes, we love to have fun.  Sometimes, we love to learn something new.  Other times, we love to conquer that thing we thought we never could.  Even better, we love to help someone else succeed in conquering their biggest challenge.  However, there are times we lost that lovin' feelin'.  Whoa that lovin' feelin' (if you're thinking of Meg Ryan playing that piano in "Top Gun," stay focused). Sometimes, we love to stay in our comfort zones.  Sometimes, we love to resist because we fear the unknown.  Other times, we love to live in the shadow of that thing that persistently bullies us.  Love.  So interesting in so many contexts.  We use it both for the positive and negative things -- all in the same breath.  Yes, sometimes we "ain't ready for this crazy little thing called love."

At Doublecreek, we get love.  We also get campers.  We understand that some days campers enter our gates with a resistance to love.  But at our core, we all need someone to believe in us.  Whether we admit it or not, we all need those voices in our lives singing, "I... I will always love you...you, and I will always love youuuuu" (if your voice cracked, no judgment).  The Beatles nailed it, "all we need is love," and love at camp helps a camper grow and feel empowered in so many ways.  One day, maybe someone will make a song about it!

-- Director Dan