“Love yourself, fiercely and unconditionally” – Atticus

Valentine’s is almost here. Flowers, balloons, chocolate, and tears.
Always a tricky time for everyone: single, married, or somewhere in between.

Sometimes we choose the chocolate.
Sometimes the tears choose us.

Here’s a bold perspective from a brilliant poem
author: Robert M. Drake

I think you’re looking for something,
but you don’t know what it is.

I think maybe that’s why you cling to certain kinds of people,
to secure something in yourself that you’re doubting.

Perhaps, in some sense, you doubt your own future
which is why you always find yourself
in the heaviest situations.

And then, you wonder why they leave.
You wonder why they don’t need you or love you.

The truth always falls heavy.
It’s not that they don’t love you.

Maybe you, my dear, still haven’t
learned to love yourself.

Dash of Courage
The person you will spend the most time with in life
is You.

Take all the photos. Share all the memes. Laugh.
Buy all the books. Get the fancy shoes. Shine.
Find a penny. Play a claw machine. Smile.
Delete some apps. Call a friend. Reminisce.

As Mary Schmich once said:
Some days you’ll be ahead.
Some days you’ll be behind.
The race is long.
And, in the end, it’s only with yourself.

Valentine’s or not, there’s always a chance to
learn to love yourself all over again.

Courage over Comfort,
Garrett