Monday night we were celebrating my friends birthday and I was out with my niece and nephew. I knew that i was going to be spending Valentine’s evening with them so I had asked Q who is two and utterly adorable as you can see:
“Q, will you be my Valentine?”
He was sitting in my lap at the time and he threw his hands in the air, squealed and said with such fierce determination and a smile just like you see there “YES!”.
My wish for you this Valentine is that whether you spend your Valentine’s Day with your significant other, your children, your parents, your favorite four-legged family member, or enjoying your own company, when that question is asked “Will you be my Valentine?” You can fling your arms up in the air and say “YES!”.
You deserve a love like that, you deserve to have your needs met, your heart held, your very being celebrated.
Surround yourself with people who provide that for you, seek out those who lift you up and who honor the gift you are.
And even more importantly be sure that you are giving yourself that same gift.
Erica Staab 
I LOVE this post, Erica. You are so right – all love should be the kind that makes you want to fling your arms out and yell YES! I often notice that about children – they’re so uninhibited about their emotions…negative, positive, there’s no denying what they’re feeling. And when I get caught up in a big squeeze from a little one, makes me wonder why all hugs aren’t given that way? Go big, right? Thanks for writing – your words are beautiful.
Thank you 🙂
I read your comment while on break at a meeting that was heavy and intense and it made my heart smile. I love it 🙂
Go big indeed!! 🙂
That is such a sweet story! It makes me wish that I had gone to see my niece and nephew on Valentine’s Day. Although if I had asked my nephew, he would have had a mischievous look in his eye and said, with a smile, “No!” It still would have been incredibly endearing. 🙂