Love

Happy Valentine’s Day. If you have a partner, maybe do something a little extra special for them. If you don’t, do something a little extra special for yourself. Tell your parents you love them. Get together with your friends. Celebrate each other.

Maybe we should try to show that extra love to people we care about every day. That’d be a nice example to set. I bet it’d have a big butterfly effect too. The thing is, if you want to show other people love, you have to show yourself love first. Like anything else I talk about here, I believe that can be achieved through discipline and practice. Look yourself in the mirror and find something you love about yourself. Say it loud. Do it every day. Once you start feeling that love for yourself, you’ll find yourself naturally emanating that love. Others will feel it too. You’ll be much better prepared to share it. Happy Valentine’s Day. I love you.

-J.P.

P.S. - I’m sure Understanding would appreciate me letting you guys know that they say “Understanding is the highest form of love.”