December 25, 2025
Don't be sad that it's over, be happy that it happened.
Dr. Seuss
One of my steadfast, hard-earned, and core beliefs is that love will always leave you grateful. There’s never a wrong moment to love, or a wrong person to receive it. I believe our love is infinite, and the more love we give, the more comes our way.
With this in mind, I try to always think of the most loving action. How can I bring my love to any situation, to any person, at any time? Given my humanness, my mind still wanders — to fear, insecurity, scarcity, anger — anywhere but presence. It is hard, if not impossible, to love from these places. Returning to presence is a way to return to love. A deep breath. Touch. Nature. Sunshine. Little things, I suppose.
I can think back to all the times I gave my love, but later felt heartbroken. Or when I broke others hearts, unintentionally or for the sacrifice of something else. There are no regrets. Nothing I’d do differently. I’d still give the love, because it’s always left me with more. If you do it right, love will always leave you grateful — with the ends of your lips lifting, the edges of your eyes wrinkling — remembering not what you lost, but what you gave.