Happy Valentines Day! Feeling like someone cares about you is a great thing. We all need that in our lives. It’s good to learn that we don’t need to share that information with every one or anyone who doesn’t need to know. Obviously the person you care about should know. I hope you get the chance today to tell the person you care about how you feel and that they can return the feeling. 

I know I’m lucky. Whatever insecurities I’ve harbored and hidden, whatever feelings of not being good enough that have found a place in my psyche, I know that I started this long journey knowing that I was loved and that everything else was gravy. It was wonderfully imperfect as we are wonderfully imperfect, but it was always there, from the beginning. I didn’t earn, I didn’t work for it, but it was always there, from the beginning. And now, on what would have been her 92nd birthday, I smile holding on to this imperfect unearned love that she gave to me as a precious memory. Thank you, mom.