Month of Love

I felt this picture had a good representation of what the world really needs, especially now. As the Beatles sang, "All we need is Love."

The month of February brings out the love in all. In some cases the lack there of. My current loves other than that special guy in my life, have been my many boxes of Thin Mints, (Those sneaky Girl Scouts get me every time!) My writing, and love of movies.

I am going to take this year to work on a more important kind of love, the love of myself. I have a solid relationship with a great guy who believes in me more than I could ever. I think that makes it more difficult. All of my dreams I have inside seem so out of reach with so many steps that must be taken before I will ever reach the end point. Ultimately, I never allow myself to view these items as unattainable or out of reach.Instead, I just stew on the fact that all of these steps need to be made. The way he believes in me makes it all seem far more easy than what I perceive it as. I have received more positive feedback from my boyfriend, acquaintances, & co-workers than I have ever received from my closest friends and family. I could view this in a negative way and hold resentment, but I choose to use it in a positive manner. Those closest to me may have my best interest at heart. Maybe they don't want me to set myself up for disappointment or failure. However, in all of my adolescent years growing up I looked for those people to believe in me, instead of looking inside myself. I believed that them believing in me would help give me the push I needed. Honestly, how can I expect them to believe in me anyway, when I don't quite believe in myself. These are my dreams after all. I am the one who is solely responsible for accepting the outcome, whatever that may end up as.

With this month celebrating Valentine's Day I hope that everyone will at some point, if only for a second, look inside themselves. Do you love yourself? Are you happy with the person you are today? Within your self you can only find the unconditional, honest, no strings attached, open kind of love to share with others, if you love yourself. So, as I quest to be at harmony with myself in all aspects. I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day!