Category: February Series
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What Remains – The Final Post ♡
On Love Quietly- A February Series As February is winding down, there’s no big feeling waiting at the end of it. No final realization. No spotlight suddenly shining down like they do in movies and TV shows to show that everything is in place. Just that quiet awareness. After a month heavily inspired by love–…
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After the Noise
On Love Quietly- A February Series The excitement of the day passes and everything about the world falls quiet once more. The flowers start to fade. Displays start disappearing. The post holiday sale on candy goes up. By the time the morning of the 15th arrives, February 14th already feels like a distant memory– like…
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February 14th
On Love Quietly- A February Series February 14 always seems to get louder than the rest of the month. Flowers at grocery store entrances. Heart-shaped displays taking the place of ordinary things. Reservations filling up weeks in advance. Social feeds slowly turn more into highlight reels of dinners, gifts, and carefully chosen words. The day…
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When Love Has Nowhere To Go (For Now)
On Love Quietly- A February Series There are some types of love that don’t end in answers. They’re not resolved neatly or fade into the background on command. They llinger–just barely in frame–weaving themselves into ordinary moments disguised as neutral. A well traveled street. Some songs we didn’t want to hear. And a thought that…
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Staying, Even When It’s Imperfect
On Love Quietly- A February Series Love between people is rarely simple and clean as we hope it to be. Even when it’s real. Even when it’s clearly mutual. Even when it’s built with care. Misunderstanding. They slip in quietly, unsuspecting and innocent. Conversations don’t land the way we mean them too. Silences that seem…
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Learning to Be Gentle
On Love Quietly- A February Series Loving ourselves is one phrase that is simple when you say it until you’re actually trying to do it. It’s often said, with incredible confidence– just love yourself, as if you snap your fingers and you’ve magically decided you should. But in practicality, it’s rarely that clear cut. Loving…
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On Love, Quietly
“On Love, Quietly— a February series” February has a way of making everything louder. Love becomes something we’re supposed to celebrate loudly, publicly, or feel certain about. Hearts are everywhere decorated in towns, restaurants offering couples menus, even Hallmark and their “loveuary” movies. Expectations are everywhere. And for a good bit of us, a quiet…
