{"id":4151,"date":"2025-02-14T11:18:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/?p=4151"},"modified":"2025-02-14T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:26:45","slug":"to-my-forever-valentine-a-love-letter-to-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/to-my-forever-valentine-a-love-letter-to-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"To My Forever Valentine: A Love Letter to Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">My Dearest Lauren,<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4155\" style=\"width:311px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1-800x1422.jpg 800w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1-600x1066.jpg 600w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Access-Lauren-Vday-1.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Happy Valentine\u2019s Day, my love. Today is a celebration of self-love, a reminder that being single is not a void to fill but a powerful season of growth, joy, and self-discovery. You are embracing this time, loving yourself fiercely, and waiting patiently for the right one\u2014because you know you deserve nothing less than the love you freely give to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">I see you. I see the way you wake up every day with purpose, even when exhaustion tries to pull you back under. I see the love you pour into your family, your work, your dreams\u2014even when the world doesn\u2019t always pour it back. I see the way you stand firm, with grace and resilience, refusing to let life\u2019s storms shake you. And I love you for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">You have walked through fire and come out shining. You have faced heartache and chosen to love anyway. You have built, and rebuilt, and rebuilt again\u2014because that is who you are. You are strength. You are softness. You are a masterpiece in motion, always evolving, always growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">I love your persistence, the way you refuse to give up even when things feel impossible. I love your creativity, how you bring beauty into everything you touch. I love your heart, full of depth and passion, even when it has been broken. I love your mind, your ability to think deeply, problem-solve, and find light in the darkest spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">I admire the fact that you never settle for less and always stand up for yourself. Despite having your heart broken time and time again, you still have the faith to love again. But let\u2019s be real\u2014you can\u2019t say others are breaking your heart anymore. At this point, you\u2019re breaking your own. You\u2019ve been through too much, learned too many lessons, and now, it\u2019s time to apply that wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9294-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9294-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9294-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9294-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9294-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9294-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9294-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/accesslauren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9294-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">So here are a few promises I make to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Never let someone tell you more than once that they don\u2019t want you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Actions speak louder than words\u2014PAY ATTENTION.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">If he wanted to, he would.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">If someone doesn\u2019t value you, don\u2019t prove your worth\u2014walk away.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Keep dating yourself until someone proves they can love you better.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Never settle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Princess treatment only\u2014because you deserve to be loved, cherished, and adored the way you love others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Being single is not a waiting game\u2014it\u2019s a season of self-love and elevation. And when love does arrive, it will be the right love, at the right time, with the right person. Until then, you are your own greatest love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Happy Valentine\u2019s Day, Lauren! #ForeverLove<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">p.s. I created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/accesslauren\/list\/8IXUZ5F9YSWY?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_BHGFCN74X4H5Z75FBQZJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SELF CARE CHECKLIST<\/a> just for you, to maintain your youthful glow. Cuz babyyy, you do NOT look like what you&#8217;ve been through! 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