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Share the Love on Valentines – No Roses Required

Share the Love on Valentines – No Roses Required

As Valentine’s Day approaches, it’s time to think differently about how we give and share the love. What if we made a shift from roses, chocolates, and big expectations to instead practicing and experiencing love daily? 365 days a year. Sound familiar? (365give)

On this month’s episode of The Human Impact Theory, we are going to explore love through a new lens with my dear friend and New York Times best-selling author Neale Donald Walsch. Thirty years ago, Neale’s book, “Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue” (me and millions globally as it was on the best seller list for 137 weeks), profoundly shifted my perspective on love. That shift not only influenced my life but also inspired the very foundation of 365give. Simply put, giving is love in action.

Watch the episode below and let us know how you will share love in a whole new way this Valentine’s Day!

Debunking Myths About Love: How to Share the Love Every Day

Love is often confusing, and we generally have a limited understanding and expression of it. Many of us only know what we have been taught or shown about love. Let’s clear up some common misconceptions:

  • Myth: Love is only an emotion. Truth: Love is an emotion, an action, and the core of who we are. It’s so much more than one thing; it’s everything.
  • Myth: Love is only about grand romantic gestures. Truth: It’s the small, daily actions every day that make us an expression of love and give us the ability to give it with no expectations.
  • Myth: Love is best expressed through expensive gifts. Truth: Acts of kindness and understanding are priceless.
  • Myth: Love needs to be celebrated only once a year. Truth: Every day is an opportunity to nurture and express love.
  • Myth: I love you if…… Truth: Pure love needs and expects nothing. It is unconditional. Love does not want someone to act or be a certain way. Pure love is accepting, limitless, and understanding.
  • Myth: Love is a trade deal Truth: Love is not a swap or trade. You do this, and the other person is expected to do something in return. Love is given freely with no expectations of anything in return.

 

Making Love a Daily Practice: Simple Ways to Share the Love

Close-up of vibrant red roses in full bloom, symbolizing love and passion.

Integrating love as daily life practice doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s very natural for us. Here are simple, effective ways to make love a daily practice:

  • Start with giving love: Begin each day with a commitment to perform at least one small act of giving. Now you know why 365give started! It was our daily love practice!
  • Remember Your True Nature: Neale explains this perfectly in the podcast. We all start as little bundles of love as babies. We don’t’ know what hate is; we don’t know what it is to be not nice, or a bully, or worse. We have one simple goal as babies: to turn on everyone else’s love hormone—oxytocin! Babies make us all feel love when we see them, hold them, or even smell them. . Remember, that’s how we all started—life just helped us to forget.
  • How do I want to show up in the world? We all have a chance to create a living legacy. How do you want to show up in every minute? As love, peace, and happiness for everyone around you or the opposite? Every breath, every exchange with another person is our opportunity to share love and express love. What will you start to choose?

Learn All About Love – Beyond Conditional

Conditional love can restrain the free flow of genuine affection and connection. Let’s explore how to love unconditionally:

  • Understand unconditional love: Love without expecting anything in return.
  • Practice acceptance: Embrace loved ones as they are, without judgment or a need to change them.
  • Encourage growth: Support your own personal development and of those you love.

I asked Neale one final BIG question:

If love were a person, what would their message be to the world? His answer is so simple. Watch the episode to hear what he said.

❓ What would you say? We would love to hear your answer to our research study on love. It takes just a few minutes to fill out, and you can be part of a collective global study on love. We decided to imagine that Love was a person. This is how to show love in every moment of every day.

If Love Were a Person 

Neon sign glowing with the word 'LOVE' in bright pink against a red background.

Imagining love as a person can help us conceptualize its qualities:

  • What would love do? Always act with kindness and patience.
  • What would love say? Offers words of encouragement and support.
  • How would love respond? With understanding, not judgment.

Collage of three #all4Love campaign images promoting kindness and love, featuring messages like 'Spread the Love' and 'Make Love Go Viral.

It’s a lot to consider and a new way to think about love in our world. But imagine if we all showed up being an expression of love with a new perception of love every day. We have something to get you started! You’re invited to share the love for our #all4love campaign February 10th – February 14th. 

This February, our campaign aims to redefine how we express love using social media as a tool to help us spread it all over the world. Check out our page to learn more! 

  1. Join the movement: Spread love by sharing a selfie or video of how you express kindness and love on your social handles. 
  2. Create a powerful message: Answer this simple question in your post. What would you write in a love letter to the world?
  3. Share your message in your social post. Post it on all your social media channels with the hashtag #all4Love ( so we can find you!) Tag friends and say I love you!

This Valentine’s Day, let’s challenge the norms and truly share the love in ways that matter. By focusing on genuine, everyday interactions, we can transform not just a single day but our entire approach to love. Sign up to receive a daily idea to give love every day! Your practice can start right now! 

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Jacqueline Way is dedicated to serving humanity with love and compassion every day. She is a committed advocate for global change, dedicating her career to philanthropic projects that create scalable and lasting impact. Most of all, she is a Mom of 3 beautiful boys that teach her about happiness 365 days of the year.

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