How do you celebrate love?

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Written By Kathi Laughman

When February rolls around, our first thought is often Valentine’s Day. That moment might be met with excitement or perhaps dread. It depends on what purpose you give to the holiday. It can be a brilliant day for everyone if we focus on one thing: LOVE. Not just romantic love, love in all shapes and forms.

We know how, but we may need some help and time travel may be in order!

Travel back with me to our early days as kids in schools. Valentines were such fun then. We even made special boxes at our school to put them in. With those cards we expressed appreciation for all our classmates, friends, teachers, or anyone else we chose. Quite often, they were our first exposure to crafting! And celebrating love in all shapes and forms.

I now have a few of mine that my Mom loved from our early days. We were going through her personal things after she passed away and saw some old tattered, lacy paper peeking out from the bottom of a few boxes. Sure enough! Our old valentines were in there.

The need we all shared then is what we share now. To feel loved and appreciated. To celebrate love.

How do we do that? How can we celebrate love?

  • Celebrate family & friends!

Spending time with those we love is always the ideal way of celebrating our love for them. Time we invest with them means far more than gifts. But if you can’t be together this year, celebrate by finding a way to share your memories from the past and your dreams for the future.  

  • Celebrate your furry friends!

Perhaps love for you extends to some furry friends! Celebrate them with some favorite treats, extra playtime, or even fostering or adopting some new family members!

  • Celebrate service!

Pay attention to what others do for you or others. Thank them for it. Even something simple! Notice when people care. And don’t forget to celebrate service by being in service. Sharing ourselves is a beautiful way to share and celebrate love. 

  • Celebrate You!

 That’s right! Don’t forget about you! Show yourself some love, too. Do something you enjoy, indulge yourself! A manicure, pedicure, buying a new pair of shoes, a new bag, or just curling up with your favorite beverage and that book you’ve been longing to read.

Let’s turn the rest of 2022 into a giant Valentine gift we give ourselves year-round.

Let’s celebrate love.

Kathi Laughman

Kathi works alongside business owners as their possibility partner to create the impact for good they want to have in the world. As a result, her clients and community realize greater satisfaction from their work and more value from the rest of their stories than they ever dreamed possible.

She is also a best-selling author and co-author. Her books, including Adjusted Sails: What does this make possible? are available on Amazon. She holds an honors degree in Organizational Psychology and Certification as an Executive Coach from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

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