A loving celebration looks different depending on who you are, those you love, and what you enjoy. As I plan a number of loving celebrations in the days to come, I'm thinking about what works for me with regard to these celebrations of love.
Outdoor exploration
To get outdoors in beautiful, natural spaces is one way I love to celebrate the love I feel for others.
Delicious, nutritious foods and camaraderie
To sit at a table and enjoy delicious, nutritious foods is always part of our loving celebrations. Those tasty dinners in a warm atmosphere at home or elsewhere typically lead to good conversation, story telling, laughter and cheer.
Leave your worries behind
For the most part, we leave our worries behind at these celebrations. Yet, at other times, the intimacy of these celebrations give us a chance to help one another with their worries via listening, being present, and good talk.
Specific attention
Attending specifically to our loved ones with small gifts, their favorite foods or participating in an activity they love is another way that we show and share our love.
There are countless ways to celebrate the love we feel for one another. These expressions of love do not have to be extravagant to be special and meaningful. In fact, often it is the simplest expressions of love that are the best and most memorable.
It's a great privilege to be able to focus on love in the days ahead. I wonder what I'll be writing about when these day of celebration close. Onward.