LOVE not HATE: Where there is love, there is a way (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781977261090)

Gina Luv is an African American poet, who is a writer/author . Her writings can relate to a diverse audience, in which, many can relate to love over hate, that is why the title of this book is called LOVE not HATE.

LOVE not Hate was written and inspired by Gina Luv in the hopes of making a difference. As we know, the work of change still has a ways to go. That being said, this beautiful book of poems, inspires a difference in many, many ways as Gina Luv, once again, touches on many important topics. Each topic expresses and encourages the importance of love over hate, in which, Gina Luv speaks of the simplest things that we can do to create positive change, starting with simple respect for one another. She also encourages for us to love and respect ourselves, who we are, our worth; as well as, she inspires and encourages us to believe in ourselves, even through the struggles and battles in our lives, in which, she uses the terms, "You've got this," "You are not alone, and together, we can get through it." In this book, Gina Luv also shares her own struggle of not loving herself enough at one time, which led to self-harm and not feeling worthy. Now, as a message to herself, in one of her poems, she expresses, "I owe it to myself to say, 'I'm sorry.'" She also gives all the glory and praise to God.

So you see, it is within Gina Luv's hopes that this book will inspire a difference within us all. And the purchase of this book will be, you, too, making a difference in the hopes that you will share whatever inspiration you take from this to give that same encouragement or hope to someone else who is in need of some inspiration in their life- perhaps a family member or friend. Think about it, this is a time that we all can use some inspiration. Some in the hopes of either getting back on track, or staying on track with believing in ourselves- or doing what's right by loving ourselves as well as others. On that note, together, let's make the changes ne