#valentines day
A NOTE ON #VALENTINESDAY & every day:
When I was a kid, my parents would say, “I love you so whole in the world.” It became the family mantra when saying “I love you.” My mother just texted it to my sister and me, and added, “Maybe it has a metaphorical meaning.” For three decades I’ve received and heard and said that line “I love you so whole in the world” without a second thought or further contemplation. When my mother slowed it down enough today to ask me pause, to consider the metaphor, I felt the phrase so wholly and holy.
There is so much importance in loving each other and ourselves wholly and whole. Unconditional love towards the self and each other is a key in unlocking the fear that ultimately manifests as violence and oppression. The myriad overt violence and oppressions in the last week alone have been - like all those before - unconscionable. So much of it - I can only assume - a result of perpetrators of said violence not feeling whole, or seeing the holy whole in others.
Today is a powerful day. It’s a day that began as a liturgical celebration of Christian saints with various legends and narratives surrounding its origins in the early Roman Empire. It’s become a day propagated by consumerism to tell us how we should be loved or how to love or who to love. And it’s also a day that the V-Day movement has turned into a global campaign to end sexual violence worldwide.
There are so many ways the world asks today to take shape. As if love - itself - can even be defined or contained. As if love - itself - can even be measured or sized. Even the notion of that which is “whole” - how too can even that be defined?
And yet, the notion of loving something so whole in the world - of loving it fully and entirely - feels like another key in unleashing the myriad fears that again and again separate us and perpetuate violence, in all unjust forms.
Regarding the devastating fire impacting Houston’s Muslim community this week, a friend noted how exhausting it is for the Muslim community - locally and at large - to have to convince others they are human. And I think about how again and again that happens with every marginalized body and voice. That #BlackLivesMatter came out of that very injustice and pain. That again and again this happens and still still still it must stop immediately immediately now.
And so, today, and every every every day - may we love each other and ourselves so whole in the world.
Happy February 14 - in whatever incarnation you choose to hold it.
The Best Valentine’s Day Ever by me, Dodger_Sister
Dean/Cas, AU - Middle School, First Kiss, Valentine’s, Wee!chesters, Gen+, 4.5k
Dean wants to buy something special for someone special for Valentine’s Day. First he needs to figure out what to buy, where to get the money and which special classmate to give it to.
Happy Valentine’s day! Eri’s a little confused but she’s got the spirit!
You’re a might pine valentine
❤️ You make my heart skip a beet
I know they aren’t fruits, but I couldn’t resist some sweet veggie puns! You can check out the process for this drawing over in my Instagram story! ✨
Happy Valentines Day!
Know that you are special and you are loved, not only today but every day! I hope y'all are spending this day with those closest to your heart, and if not, spend this day pampering yourself and doing what you love, you deserve it for being awesome!
Picnic at Hanging Rock
♥As promised here is the reveal of the Kuramantine Day Special Collab items. The art is done by the amazing @sticksama so go check them out for amazing art! This lovely collection features an array of amazing (and big!) acrylic stands coated with epoxy glitter for a special effect. The stands range anywhere from 6.5" to almost 9"!! There will be more added to this collection so swipe left for more images, or check my stories for a detailed video! Thank you Trix the Fox for this amazing collection! It will drop next weekend on the Yu Yu Hakusho Merch Group on FB, and the rest will be sold on my mercari shop. Links below!
My first night into my trip with my fiancee, we had dinner with my fiancées best friends and we had a great time together. That was the first time that all sic of us have been able to get together for anything.