#our perspective

We have been a fan of steven universe for a long time. Not from the start!! I remember the first episode we saw air live was ‘the test’ since then it has held a special place in our hearts

Steven Universe was everything we ever wanted in a show. A male protagonist who was soft but strong and ultimately saw the value of being yourself of lifting one another up whose role models were all women!! (aside from his dad I imagine )

Steven’s story is a lot like ours and a lot like many people’s. The expectations put on us by our ‘loved ones ‘ from society and from the very one that created us

Steven’s connection with his mother isn’t just because of his gem but because of how much they had in common always feeling like they aren’t being who they are supposed to be

Except Pink didn’t have the love and support steven had to help her fight those doubts because of course it was those who were supposed to be giving her the love and support who were hurting her so

Why Rose is so obsessed with being a nurturer why she feels such a fire to fight for individualism. A fight Steven never had to have instead his desire to nurture came from being raised with unconditional love and support from his family (his father and the gems)

Yes steven has doubt s we all do that we re still secretly somehow our parents. But we aren’t we can’t be it’s not possible and that’s ok that’s good that’s how it is!! Yes of course the people who raise us impact us but that can only go so far the rest is the self !!

Steven is Steven. I am me. I always have been and I always will be!

There is too much brokenness and hurt in places that should hold the greatest bonds in our hearts.

I understand, family can sometimes be the hardest people to love. I think its because all the fronts come off and we can be most real with them, which isn’t always pretty. But something IV learned more this year than any other is that at the end of the day, all the annoyances and offenses that so easily come between family *Never* are worth the relationship that is lost because of it.

For my little sister and me, we weren’t getting along in the past few years. Recently, I decided the thing I wanted most was a relationship with her, so I was going to fight for it. That’s the KEY! •I had to decide• to overlook and forgive her even BEFORE the offense came, because I realized nothing was worth losing her over. We are closer than ever now, not because I set out to change her but because I decided to work on my own heart. I decided not to let anything come between us.

With this perspective, Love begins to trump, it begins to free, it begins to heal. Maybe the situation or person doesn’t always change but your heart does.