Love is everywhere

Love, dove, glove- what is that romantic love feeling? Are poems, chocolate and roses the only thing that comes to mind when you think of love. Love is at the center of everything and you can find it anywhere. Yet, how often do you speak of love? Think of it? Act on it?

Just like the monthly themed celebrations, holidays are just a beginning point that should go beyond what others may or may not honor. I am not sure of the meaning and background of Valentine’s Day anymore. I see it as another Love day. My hope is that everyday is love day and certainly anytime is the time to celebrate and honor love.

Folks usually do something special for their romantic partner on Valentine’s Day. It gives everyone the excuse to get as emotional and excited about their romantic love as they want. Why do we need an excuse to behave in this manner? Why is it that the expression of love and demonstration of love is associated with being weak and uncool? After all, we all are human and have feelings, fact?

I hear of love mostly in the context of romantic relationships. Parents, how often do you say and express love explicitly to your children? Children, how often do you say and express love explicitly to your parent(s)? Same goes from sibling to sibling, friend to friend, another family member to another family member? How do you show love at work? How do you show love of self? That is where love really begins.

Love is everywhere. You love what you do; it helps to have love for those you work with. Why do we only speak of love interests and feelings for our romantic partner? Why not acknowledge love everywhere? You find love in hobbies. You find love in who you are. You find love in feelings and doing your best. You find love in miracles, the unlikely and the likely. Love is in the smallest of things, moments and places and in the biggest of things, moments and places. Where are your favorite places you uncover love? Connect with love?

What is love? was the most googled question in 2012. For me, love is that natural indescribable good, positive feeling that expands from the heart. Whenever you allow the heart to connect beautiful feelings flood in. Being present in the moment enables the possibility. Allowing your heart to open and expand, not only do you feel love, other good feelings will be experienced like compassion, peace and joy. I wish you all love, on Love day and everyday. Carry in your heart and bring it to all the places and all the people you come in contact with. Love is contagious and someone needs to be the instigator. What if that instigator is you?