I love you

I love writing letters. I’ve written letters since I was a child. Notes. Cards. Writing has always been easier for me than speaking out loud. Particularly when it comes to love. I used to think the words “I love you,” were only to be reserved for a select few people.

In the book “All About Love: New Visions” by bell hooks, she uses a definition from Erich Fromm, who defines love as “the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.” 

How wonderful then from this to understand how much and deeply I love people. The people who are my life, the people who pass through my life, the people who I’ll never know.

I love you.

I dedicate myself to nurturing my own spiritual growth. I dedicate myself to nurturing your spiritual growth.

I dedicate myself to loving myself. I dedicate myself to loving you.

I dedicate myself to filling my cup, literally, with love for me, sweet Melissa Mary Fitzgerald.

Here is a practice I’ve started – “filling my cup” to overflow with love for myself and recognition for who I am and how I show up in the world.

I dedicate myself to not just writing, but SPEAKING, and LIVING, the love I am growing every day for myself.

In practice of this, and showing up as I am, I am sharing what I appreciate and love about myself in this moment.

How can you love yourself today? I invite you write, speak, be, in love and from love, for yourself. Love is an intention, an action, a choice.

Love is also a muscle. Embodiment takes practice.

So. When better than today to start loving yourself, right now? THE WORLD NEEDS YOU TO LOVE YOURSELF. We need your cup full, so we can all grow and learn from your beautiful overflow.

I love you, I love you, I love you.