On the quest to find love....

On the quest to celebrate all parts of love, especially during The Love Month, I keep finding my way back to the person I should love the most- MYSELF.

Through trial and error, hard life events, words I let effect me from others, actions, quirky traits (cough cough perfectionism) learning to change my mindset, learning to not give a damn and finding a partner who loves ALL parts of me. We have slowly but surely made it HOME. Oh yeah and let’s not forget about counseling/therapy.

The question I have for you is- DO YOU LOVE YOURSELF? Your imperfectly perfect body parts, what you have to offer this world? Do you love where you are in your life plan, even if it wasn’t exactly the plan? Where you thought you’d be? Do you love who you are as a mother, partner, friend?

If answered no to any of these, why? Is it because of the unrealistic standards of the perfect human? Influenced by too much blurring our vision on what’s RIGHT, what’s REALISTIC.Thinking you have to earn it. I hope you reconsider, could you? For yourself, for the loved ones that think you are amazing-as you are, with all your quirks.

I think abut all our little fighter friends that lost their battles to pediatric cancer, never getting the chance to LIVE, LOVE & EXPERIENCE life fully or just a little bit. It’s a humbling part of Arlie’s cancer journey I think of often. The privilege to be here. To feel love from others, to give love to others and to be given these opportunities day after day after day!

We never have to seek these things. Love is always there in front of us. to give and receive <3