{"id":7427,"date":"2020-09-15T10:18:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/?p=7427"},"modified":"2020-09-15T10:18:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:18:46","slug":"what-love-does","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/7427\/what-love-does","title":{"rendered":"What Love Does"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was being bullied, chided, and<br \/>\ntold my life was just hopeless.<br \/>\nI forgave them, it\u2019s what love does.<\/p>\n<p>I became depressed, saddened,<br \/>\nand thought myself unworthy.<br \/>\nI forgave myself, it\u2019s what love does.<\/p>\n<p>Because I forgive I am free,<br \/>\nFree from being toyed by others,<br \/>\nFree to be who I am \u2013 Love.<\/p>\n<p style='text-align:left'>&copy; 2020, <a href='https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog'>Lekatt<\/a>. All rights reserved. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was being bullied, chided, and told my life was just hopeless. 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