Since Valentine’s day is approaching I thought this would be a great time to talk about love and the true power that it holds. Love is such a beautiful thing and I think we should acknowledge and appreciate the love around us whether it’s family love, friendship love, or romantic love. The fact that we have the capability to love another person is a gift. It’s important to show love to those around you because expressing love to someone can be a fulfilling and joyful experience. Life is too short to feel embarrassed about telling someone you love them, so go and speak your truth. You can also show love to another person by giving them their love language. Tell them words of affirmations, give them quality time, provide acts of service, give them gifts, and show them physical affection.  

 Let’s start off by talking about self love. Loving yourself is the most important thing because it builds the foundation for your future relationships. You can’t love someone else when you don’t fully love yourself. When you love yourself, that helps you when you get into a relationship with someone else because you won’t settle for less than you deserve and you won’t use that person to fill a void within yourself. If things don’t work out the way you imagined with that person then you need to have this space within yourself that you can always turn to no matter what. I’m not saying you need to be perfect before you commit to someone else but you need to make sure your cup is filled before you go on and try to fill someone else’s. When you’re secure within yourself then you have this strength to go and love this other person to the best of your ability. 

 It’s amazing how we have the capability to find someone who aligns with us and who we want to do life with. The person who you decide to be with should be a person who makes you happy and someone who helps you become the best version of yourself. The feeling of falling in love with someone is such a beautiful feeling and everyone deserves to feel love and affection. But what does it mean to love someone? Well loving someone is accepting the person for who they truly are and that comes with accepting their flaws as well. This person should be someone who you feel a connection with that goes beyond attraction. Also when you decide to start something with someone make sure you know this is what you really want. If you don’t clear that up with yourself first then that can lead to problems in the future which can cause heartbreak. When you do make that final decision to be with this person then make sure you love them enough to stay in their life. Appreciate them and when things get hard communicate your feelings. When you stay with someone when life is getting hard and things aren’t as easy anymore that is when true love starts. Your partner trusts you and it is a form of love, kindness, and respect that you don’t break their trust. 

   Sometimes people have unhealed things within themselves which can lead to a breakup. Breakups are horrible and they can be emotionally and physically painful but you need to learn to accept this part of life as well. People will come and go in your lifetime and that’s just the nature of life that you have to accept. Oftentimes people come into your life to teach you a lesson and who knows maybe if that’s your person then they will find you again in the future. It’s ok to continue to love someone after everything and if you truly loved someone then that feeling might always be there. You might have days where you miss that person but make sure you’re not letting that feeling rob you of your happiness. Trust that everything will work out for you and bigger and better things will come into your life. The power of love is limitless.