Showing posts with label Happy Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happy Valentine's Day. Show all posts

2/14/13

If Loving You Is Wrong…

I’m always thinking and I always have a notebook with me at ALL times…ok, maybe I forget it sometimes, but for the most part I’m always around pen and paper.

My younger brother used to think that I was weird because I was always writing anything (papers, journaling, quotes…anything to express myself). He got wise quick though and learned how to use that to his advantage!

Any way though, I wish I had something deep or thought provoking to share with you all today, but I’m just a simple girl really.

What I have to say isn’t philosophical, it probably isn’t going to change your life, but hopefully it will make an impact on your relationships, your thought process, and how you interact with others.

What I want to share has profoundly affected me personally and that is this: Love people where they are and not where you think they should be.

Give others room to make mistakes and to try.

No one is perfect, love isn’t a pedestal for people to be placed on, and life is a journey (meaning it takes time to get there).

I know today is celebrated as a day of love, (and believe me, I’m all about Valentine’s Day! It and Christmas are my two favorite holidays hands down), but as you go about your day today (and honestly the rest of your life),try to express love to those who are deemed “unlovable” or who don’t “have it all together”. Whatever that means.

I’m sure at some point someone else probably thought the same thing about you…can’t relate? I’m sure someone has definitely thought it about me a time or two, so I can appreciate people loving me when I was undeserving!

So as you go through your day today, try not to get caught up in the flowers, the candy, or whether or not you are in a relationship. (That stuff’s important but it’s not everything).

Instead, love yourself and try to extend to others the same grace that you required in order to be yourself and still be loved and accepted.

-Happy Valentine’s Day web friends

Love Yourself: Day 14

I love myself because of my emotions. One thing that you might learn about me, if you haven’t already picked up on it yet, is that I’m extremely sensitive. This used to be a problem because I was one of those people who “wears her heart on her sleeve”, but I have since learned how not to allow my emotions to get the best of me.

Now instead of my sensitivity being a downfall or shortcoming, I have learned am learning how to use it to hone in on my compassion and kindheartedness. I think I’m able to relate and connect with people because I try to be aware and sensitive to their needs…that said, I don’t always get it right, but l do try.

What about you? What do you want to celebrate about yourself on this international day of love?! (Please leave a comment below)

P.S. So I was just looking over previous posts and realized that I wrote that I loved myself because of my faith twice, but who’s counting right?!?!? If you are, I apologize for the oversight Nerd smile (Guess it’s really important to me huh?)

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