What’s Your Love Story?🧐🥰
Happy Valentine’s Day and Black History Month (we'll go over those facts in a different section, let's talk all things love for now)!
Whether you’re swinging single, in a relationship, in a complicated relationship, engaged, married, or divorced, may you have a day filled with love and joy!
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I thought I would share with you a little love story of mine.
Here’s the story of how I met the love of my life...
I was going through a transitional time…
Just finished my Bachelor’s degree and was making my way into my Master’s program… and then that’s when the adulting hit me.
We first met through a mutual friend virtually. I remember telling my friend how hard of a time I was having. Even my therapist was recommending I make some changes.
My friend got tired of hearing me complain and told me, "straight up, I’ve got someone perfect for you. Come over to my house this weekend to meet."
I laughed and was still oddly intrigued at how they could think they know what was good for me… yeah right!
At that time, little did I know that this individual would be someone that I love so dearly today!
I remember pulling up to my friend’s house filled with nerves and butterflies. I was so anxious but oddly ready for what was to come.
I walked up and my friend invited me out back.
When I opened the gate to the backyard, she ran up to me at full speed.
I felt the love immediately.
That fawn-colored fur and icy blue eyes truly were love at first sight.
Feb 8, 2014…
My favorite Valentine chose me…
My emotional support pitty Shi’loh.
Now, I’m sure that wasn’t the love story you were expecting, but love comes in all shapes, forms, sizes, and species.
Something I learned from this whole experience of falling in love that has helped me to be a better person and professional is that Love truly is love and one of the most, if not the most powerful experience you can have on this planet.
Love is one of the most powerful emotions because it truly can heal.
Imagine a time when you had the faith of a mustard seed and then that one support system comes whispering in your ear, “you’ve got this!”
Do you believe that the love gave you that extra boost you needed to keep going?
That’s the feeling I get every time I get discouraged and I glance at Shi’loh.
I feel inspired, valued, and most of all loved.
When you lead your life from a place of love, the surrounding energy listens. When you carry the intent of love in your heart, it is felt.
When you love yourself wholeheartedly, you become unbreakable.
When you cherish memories of love in your mind, your inner being smiles.
Maya Angelou said, “I am grateful to have been loved, and to be loved now and to be able to love. Because love liberates.”
The idea of love being liberating was a new concept to me before Shi’loh came into my life.
I did not fully understand that love could heal the scars left behind by a larger society.
All the quotes about how only love can drive out darkness and hate finally made sense.
My bright idea in this lifetime is not to go around matching other people’s energy, but to learn to love yourself so much that the love showers you from allowing that type of energy to shake you.
I’ve grown to become more loving and love myself more.
I’ve learned to nurture myself and give myself the same grace and extensions I so often give others.
I’ve learned that if I wouldn’t talk to my emotional support animal or a child in a certain way then there is no reason for me to consult myself or others in the same manner.
Crazy what love can bring, right?
What has love taught you?
