Oh Valentine’s Day, I love it! I am a girl who was raised with so much love surrounding her. I have really great parents who always take care of me, make sure that I have what I need and even spoil me with what I want. My siblings are my best friends, I grew up super close to every single one of them. Now that we are older, we remain friends and I love my sister-in-law and my nieces. We do vacations together, we always find ways to be together. I always sought this love out in other people. I look for those who have a huge heart and wear it on their sleeve, like myself. I look at the good in people and try really hard to be of service to everyone and to be kind.
Valentine’s Day has this bad rap of being another big business holiday. While yes, I agree I also think that it’s just a fun reminder to appreciate the ones you have, have had and will have in your life. It’s also a reminder to love yourself, for you always hear that saying about how “you cannot love someone with all your heart, unless you first love yourself”. I grew up with God and Jesus so strongly in my life, and they still are. When you understand how important you are to Heavenly Father and how much Jesus loves you that he bled out every pore for you, you realize your self-worth and the love towards yourself comes automatically and very strongly. Now, my generation mistakes this for selfishness. I always say: “Fix yourself, then forget yourself.” Just remember that it is so important to love everyone every single day. Trust me, I get how difficult it is. I pray for the strength to have a deep understanding of those around me. I pray for the protection against negativity and harm. I pray to thank and express gratitude and humility for everything that is good and bad on this earth. If there wasn’t bad, we wouldn’t understand good.
So, Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope that you remember to love yourself, your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, enemies, pets, strangers and most importantly your God and your Savior. I love you and appreciate you for the person, the wonderful, amazing person you are. Thank you for catching up with me for Valentine’s Day. XOXO