Happy Valentines Day! If you have a Partner or a spouse, then it is a wonderful time for you to celebrate and honor your intimate connection and Love. A toast for you two!
If you don’t have a significant other to celebrate with, you may feel kind of lonely on a celebratory day for lovers? OK, I hear you. Let’s discuss further…
I’m going to start with a profound quote which I find truth, from a book I highly recommend:
“Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving
We are taught to believe that we are not complete in and of ourselves, without a partner by our side. Truth behold, we are not complete without being able to love ourselves, really, truly and not just in theory. When we love who we are, from the inside out, our gifts and our imperfections, when we can truly be OK with ourselves that is when we are ready for an authentic partnership!
I’ve actually got some professional experience to back this up, as well as personal. My most exhilarating career choice was to be a part of the … Continue reading..
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