I’m feeling particularly sentimental this Valentine’s Day. And while I can’t know exactly how love works; I know when it is there. I can sense it in the quiet moments when it whispers and in the intoxicating swirls when it feels like your heart will burst. Today, I’m letting love takeover with all the sappiness and grade school charm of construction paper folded into heart mailboxes to hold Tinkerbelle Valentines. I challenged myself to come up with 25 random things to love, the ones that catch us unexpectedly, or not so unexpectedly, and make us glad to be alive. Here goes:
- The first sweet, ripe strawberry of the season.
- Having your pet curl up next to you, closer than close and go into a deep sleep.
- Getting ready for bed with your loved one, teeth brushing, face washing and all.
- Having a free afternoon to simply sit in the sun.
- The day pumpkin spice lattes return to Starbucks.
- Being let out of work early.
- Sunday morning pancakes.
- Deciding to treat yourself to a bouquet while getting your weekly groceries.
- Spur-of-the-moment road trip.
- Thinking someone will say “no” and they respond with “yes.”
- Soft microfiber blanket, couch and a movie.
- Having an old friend call out of the blue and talking for hours like no time has passed between you.
- Being in the middle of a fully engaging novel where you can’t wait to know what happens.
- Finally finishing something that’s been on your to-do list for what seems like forever.
- Lighting candles and sitting down after a weekend of spring cleaning.
- Getting off the plane and into the embrace of someone you’ve missed.
- Flipping through old photo albums.
- Fire in the fireplace when it’s snowy outside.
- Seeing an out-of-the ordinary animal in its natural habitat.
- Homemade lemonade.
- Sending a greeting card just to say, “Thinking of you…”
- Complimenting a stranger on something you’ve noticed.
- Having everyone in your family piled together in the same bed on a weekend morning.
- The day trees decide it’s time for spring and begin flowering.
- Giving yourself permission to stay on the couch all day and let things go undone when you don’t feel 100%.
What random things do you love?
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