Lub day Lub

So here we are at love day. I'm not a fan, I'm not opposed. How's that for a stance on our fabulous hallmark holiday?

This day feels different this year. I've been trying to put my finger on it, exactly. I think in the last year I've learned to love myself and give myself some grace. What's transpired is this sense of freedom, of permission, to be happy with myself in my own skin, to celebrate my quirky, to embrace the weirdness of the people around me and to just love without judgement. Starting with myself.

Maybe that's the difference?

Maybe Valentine's Day for us adults is kind of like Christmas for the Grinch...it's about first, your relationship with yourself and second, the good you choose to leave in the lives of others.

It's pretty hard to give your whole self or to bring your best self to any situation, when you're stuck. I'm in to simplicity, wholeness, and connecting myself with the world around me. Still, it's tough to be bold in a world that's looking for me to be silently brilliant.

So, I'm working on letting go of perfection and the person other people think I ought to be to embrace who I am - wonderfully and fearfully made, bold, brilliant, brave. Yeah, I'm working on wonderful and fearless, so we'll just start with Psalm 139:14 and go from there.

In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy this day of lub and keep on finding ways to love me, so I can share me with you. xoxo