In theory, a day all about love and sharing love sounds great. I know that many of you love to celebrate love. And so do I. But….. In practice, it often doesn’t quite feel authentic to me.
Be The Change
I want a holiday revamp. To take back this day from the merchants selling random last minute smatterings of chocolates/red roses/miniature bears holding hearts. I want to make it inclusive and not the sole domain of romantic love.
I want this to be the day you look in the mirror and say “I LOVE YOU!” with your whole heart. And mean it.
I want this to be the day you tell the people who have walked with you through “the fear and the mess” that you appreciate them.
I wish for you to receive this in return. For the ones you love to tell you, in an authentic way, how much you are loved, wanted and appreciated. Because really, that’s the crux of the matter.
I’m going to quote Shana Niequist here and tell you this: “What I can do is offer myself, wholehearted and present, to walk with the people I love through the fear and the mess. That’s all any of us can do. That’s what we’re here for.”
I am here. I am here for you. And I love you. Please don’t forget.
