DAY 2 - 

Dear Mom, 

Happy Valentine’s Day to my very first and deepest love. YOU taught me what true love really is, and how yummy and safe and whole that kind of love feels. Now that I am grown, I realize that you have always loved me unconditionally. This is a rare gift that continues to hold me and nurture me in a way that nothing else ever possibly could.

Mom, you’ve given me the security of trusting that I’ll always be taken care of, but at the same time showing me how to be the caretaker. You’ve given me the confidence of knowing that I am truly capable of doing whatever it is that I wish to do in the world. You’ve given me the self-assurance of believing that all I need to do is BE ME and that’s enough. You’ve given me the freedom and faith that no matter how “different” and “out there” I am, you will still be there for me 100% with your unconditional love and acceptance. And you always always always make me feel like the most special girl in the world.

It’s actually pretty incredible that as a young single mom you had the wisdom and energy to instill deep within me something that so many people struggle with - feeling totally and completely WORTHY of love.

Thank you mommy for loving me the way you do, thank you for “Being Mine” today and for the past 50 Valentine’s Days.

I love you beyond words.