Rob Love - Ready to Rise

1. Who are you and what do you do?

My name is Rob Love and I am a poet, a public speaker, mentor and, what I like to call, a spiritual activist.  I’m 28 years old and born and raised in Kansas City, Mo.  I write about spiritual acknowledgement, Love, truth, embracing the power within and our connection to all things higher.  I published my first book in 2012 entitled Ready to Rise and it is the first of many books of poetry I plan to share with the human family.  I also work with youth using poetry as a means of outreach.  I’ve done poetry workshops for school aged children and advocate for self expression among our youth because their voices are so dynamic and will inevitably spark change.   Of course there’s so much more to who I am but I count these things as the most important.

 2. Do you feel this that you do is a part of your life calling and/or purpose?

Definitely, poetry is my purpose and has ascended from the realm of something that I “do” into place where I consciously understand it as something that I am.  I know without any doubts that I was put here to speak truth and help to elevate humanity.  This is where the idea of spiritual activism arises from as well.  I was created to stand and fight for spiritual liberation.

3. Do you think by doing this you are contributing to the betterment of society? How? Why?
 

Yes I do.  I think that all creative pursuits in some way better society.  I believe that the only way society truly grows or progresses is by the people practicing love, accountability and dealing very honestly with truth.  When a society falls or begins to decline the cause, in my mind, is always disregarding of these things.  With the divine messages that are given to me, I have confidence that every word carries a commitment to love, accountability and truth and has the power to awaken that commitment in people.  This awakening puts in motion a type of revolution within the person reading or hearing my poetry.  I am supremely confident that these internal revolutions of many people will in time be reflected in the larger societal landscape.    

4. What has been your biggest struggle? If you have overcome it, how did you accomplish that?

I’d have to say my biggest struggle has always been fully accepting the truth that I was put in this realm to do something great, which I’ve come to see is a struggle for most people. On some level I knew this to be true but the full acceptance of it was always a challenge.  Frankly, I’m shy and kind of introverted.  I tend to want to fly under-the-radar or be as anonymous as possible and that kept me from embracing my gifts for fear of too much attention.  What helped me to overcome this simply was the fact that the pain I felt from repressing my gift became greater than the fear of being noticed.  Essentially my purpose was calling and I could no longer deny it knowing that keeping these words to myself not only hurt me, but was depriving the world of the impact that I’ve always been meant to make.

5. What do you want your unforgettable footprint on society to be?

That I stood for incorruptible things and fought for people to understand the wealth of power they possess inside.  My hope is that every poem I write leaves a deep, remarkable footprint.

6. If someone wants to follow your public progress or contributions how might they do that? Website? Blog? Books? Social Media?

The best way to stay tuned in is through my trio of social media accounts:

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/ReadytoRise

Twitter: @AnkhRob

Instagram: brothalove1

Also the books are available online at www.mirabooksmart.com/Ready-To-Rise_p_362.html or by google searching Rob Love ready to rise.

I currently have website under construction and once its complete I’ll have info available through these social media accounts.

7. It has been said, "Without a vision, the people perish." Do you have a vision you wish to share with us?

My vision and, the thing I am committing my life to, is the full expression of love and truth among people, the realization of oneness with our creator and one another, and the occurrence of life altering spiritual revolution.  It has been revealed to me so that I can reveal it to others.

 8. Final thoughts?

The answers to all that we seek lies within.  Commit yourself to knowing who you really are, loving what you discover and sharing what you’ve come to understand with the world.  This, in essence, is what life will always be.  Be at peace, family.

Thank you, Rob!