Love People Well

“Love People Well”
Verse 1
I used to think I needed
A map for every mile,
A list of all the places
I should go to make life worthwhile.
But the older that I’m getting,
The clearer it becomes—
The only thing that matters
Is how I love when day is done.
Chorus
I don’t have a single plan
More sacred than this one:
Learning how to love people well
Before my time is done.
Not the trophies, not the titles,
Not the stories I can sell—
Nothing means more in this lifetime
Than learning to love people well.
Verse 2
I’ve chased a hundred visions,
Held dreams that slipped away,
But kindness never leaves you
When the world begins to sway.
It’s the quiet acts of mercy,
The soft words in the night—
The way we hold each other
When we’re too tired to fight.
Chorus
I don’t have a single plan
More sacred than this one:
Learning how to love people well
Before my time is done.
Not the trophies, not the titles,
Not the stories I can sell—
Nothing means more in this lifetime
Than learning to love people well.
Bridge
Maybe love’s the only legacy
That time can’t wash away.
Maybe hearts remember tenderness
Long after words decay.
Maybe every soul we touch
Becomes a lantern in the dark—
A little light we leave behind
When we’ve given them our heart.
Verse 3
So here’s to every moment
I choose presence over pride,
To every time I listen
Instead of needing to be right.
If I leave this world tomorrow,
Let the truth be easy to tell—
I spent my life becoming
Someone who loved people well.
Final Chorus
I don’t have a single plan
More sacred than this one:
Learning how to love people well
Before my time is done.
Not the trophies, not the titles,
Not the stories I can sell—
Nothing means more in this lifetime
Than learning to love people well.
Outro
And if love is all I’m measured by,
Then I’ve lived my life just fine—
For loving people well
Is the greatest plan of mine.
About the Creator
Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior
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Comments (1)
Nice❤️