I’ve always viewed February as the month of love. Whether it’s about loving oneself, a spouse, partner, parent, child or pet, being mindful of the importance of love is a vital life force. Many of us have easily gotten lost in the vortex of life and forget to honor ourselves and our loved ones.
One way to honor ourselves and our loved ones is to do some writing. Whether it’s in a journal or in a letter form. It’s a win-win situation. A letter is healing for the writer and the recipient. While going through some old computer files, I stumbled upon this letter written for myself a number of years ago. I reminisced about the power of love.
A Letter to Self
Dear Self:
When I turned sixteen, our family physician handed me a copy of Love and Will written by humanist psychologist Rollo May. When I cracked this book open for the first time, I had no idea what the author was talking about. Chances are I was too young to understand, so I filed it on my bookshelf and forgot about it until many years later when engulfed with my doctoral research. I felt blessed to rediscover this gem.
May emphasizes how we all yearn to have a love relationship greater than ourselves, and most often to overcome loneliness. Sometimes, these relationships are long-lived, like in the case of my uncle who passed away after a…
