tomorrow

♥️

Loving you means I will always be trying to get to the root of any issues, 

not so I can judge you, I promise you that.  

But so I can understand you better, 

so I can love you better. 

Loving you means I will remain curious about your past, present, and future ... 

your goals, dreams, and desires; 

I will become a student of your life, not to possess you or suffocate you

but so I can know how to better pray for you. 

It is so I can learn what your needs are

and know what guidance to ask the Universe for, 

so that I can support you in the ways that matter to you.  

Loving you means I will always ask you questions, 

and it is not nosiness or overbearingness in my heart, 

it is because I’m interested in your experiences, feelings, 

your mental, emotional, and spiritual health.  

I might not always tell you that I’m also regularly asking God to bless you 

and asking how I can bless you, each and every day, 

and what I can do,

how I can serve you love,

to help you fulfill your purpose.   

Loving you means I will continually seek our divine connection, 

not to control you or manage you, 

but to make sure you never feel alone, 

lost, 

unimportant, 

undervalued, 

or unloved.   

It means I will not accept a loss of connection 

because you are worth everything 

and there is nothing worth losing you over.  

Loving you means it is my life’s work to love you well, 

and that it is safe to know one another as no one else does, 

so no matter what happens in life, we never have to be 

afraid of our fears, 

lonely in our alone times, 

or forgetful or neglectful of our blessings. 

Loving you is seeing you, 

and praying you will see yourself and love yourself 

as the Spirit and I see you and love you. 

It is believing in you and every ounce of your potential. 

It is knowing that the parts of you which you call flaws

are actually the beauty marks of your soul. 

It is wanting nothing more

than to love you more

tomorrow.  

the place

♥️

everyone deserves a place where they can be their whole and real self:

where they don’t have to put their best foot forward 24/7 in order to be cherished.

where they can be who they are and not who the world tells them to be or just who others want them to be. 

where they are allowed to express their fears as well as their triumphs, without fear of isolation, judgment, rejection, or removal of love. 

where they will be embraced when they’re lonely, reassured when they’re afraid, and helped when they’re struggling. 

where they can speak freely about who they are, 

confess the demons they battle, 

and express disappointment or hurt when they experience it.

everyone deserves a place where they can take comfort in being known fully, 

where insecurities don’t outweigh gifts, 

and mistakes don't overrule blessings.

everyone deserves a place where they trust they will not be given up on, 

walked away from, 

disowned 

or given the silent treatment when they say things that are hard to say ... or hard for others to hear.

everyone deserves a place where they know they can confront their own pain and heal in the safety of belonging, without punishment, ridicule, or penalty.

where they can be fully seen and known, with celebration and applause.

where they can be their best 

and where - when they are less than their best - they are reminded of their goodness and truth

without losing the respect, admiration, value, support, worthiness, friendship, 

or love, 

from another.

p.s. sometimes a place is a person

the courage

♥️ 

my wish for you today is that you love yourself.  

whether it's a day of many tiny moments where you remember

or are guided

over and over 

to love yourself,

or a day chock full of loving yourself full speed ahead,

i wish for you the courage to see yourself,

accept yourself,

love yourself, 

and know 

that you are worthy. 

#chooselove ❤️

without consequence

♥️

people are walking around with smiles they’ve put on while wound full and scarred, taking care of life while nervous and unsure. 

fragile. 

scared. 

hurt. 

sometimes selfish. 

and often armed with a multitude of strategies to protect themselves from pain or the perception of it. 

people of all cultures, all faiths, all ages, all races. even those who have it or keep it together and are doing well ...it’s part of our humanness and part of our journey regardless of our outlook and skill set, regardless of our belief systems and spiritual life, regardless of our mental health and our energy. we all have stories that have built us and at times broken us, and we all have the desire to connect, to belong, and to be cared about. 

i know people look at each other and miss who they’re looking at because they aren’t seeing who they’re looking at, they are seeing the outside and all the externals of who they’re looking at. 

i also know that Love looks at people and sees their insides.  Love sees past the curtains, barricades, and facades. Love sees inside and recognizes all the ways a heart beats and says “you are worthy.”

i know Love is healing, certain, constant, and strong. 

i know Love is assurance. 

pure. 

selfless. 

graceful. 

faithful. 

strength through seasons that threaten our joy. 

unshakable through storms that hurl us into unwelcomed chaos. 

i know Love protects us without consequence through shame, fear, or attack. 

and celebrates not as much all that we do, but all that we are. 

Love seeks to love, not to be loved, 

to console, not to be consoled, 

to understand, not to be understood. 

Love is not a seeker of attention or gain. 

Love loves 

without an agenda. 

Love knows

no bounds.