Everything around you

The truth is -- love exists in so much more than a romantic partner.

Love is everything around you.

And I hope you learn how to open your eyes and see that.

I hope you find love in every aspect of your life.

I hope you find it tucked into early morning sunrises and the smell of your favorite places.

I hope you find it strung between the laughter you share with friends.

I hope it bounces off you when you hug the people you care for.

I hope it swells within your ribcage whenever you hear your favorite song or discover something that moves you.

I hope you fall in love with growth, and change, and the messiness and the beauty of making mistakes and becoming exactly who you want to be, over and over again.

I hope you find love in places that were once devoid of it, in places within yourself that you could have been softer to, kinder to, in the past.

Because if there is one thing I have learned, it is that love is so much more than a human being who holds your heart.

Love is everything around you.

It is everything.