Well kids, it’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow, the holiday devoted to scrambling to find a date, (even though it’s technically supposed to be about cherishing someone you’re with??? But I don’t make the rules). There’s enough pink, red, hearts, and lace to just about make us projectile vomit at the sight of couple’s eating each other’s face looming all around us.

The coming of Valentine’s Day can sometimes leave us feeling down in the dumps about our lack of relationship status. We wonder if we were just a little more this, or just a little more that: THEN maybe someone would finally ask us out. It causes many of us to stare our insecurities straight in the face, and not be happy with what we look like or who we are. For some, it causes us to wonder, “Why am I not good enough?”

I think we’re each “enough”. Don’t feel like you have to be validated by a relationship in order to love yourself and/or be happy. I believe that the relationship you have with yourself is probably the most important one of your life, and that we should all strive for a little more self-love each and every day. Working towards complete and utter perfection is not only impossible, but it’s sort of a waste of time. I’m not suggesting we all don’t try and better ourselves, I’m saying that no matter what we do, we are all flawed people. That's exactly how I would define being human, as being flawed, but that's okay.

Even though it may seem impossible right now, and you may feel very lonely, you will find someone someday. Your flaws will be endearing and they’ll have some too. But in the end, you are enough and will be enough and have always been “enough”.

If you look around you, you’ll see how much love is actually in your life. Love from yourself. Love for and from you friends. Love for and from your family. Love for and from your pets. Love for your passions. Love for art. Love for music. Love for sports. Love for creativity and expression. The list goes on and on. There is so much love around you, all you have to do is open your eyes and see it.

Besides, chocolate and candy will be on sale tomorrow. :)