Grief is unexpressed love
Love abundantly. Check in with the people you see every day. Don’t wait til someone is gone to bring them flowers.
Grief is just love with no place to go:
All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest.
Avoid affection complacency:
those we profess to love the most (partner, parents, best friends) receive the least effortful share of our attention. is a habit worth rewiring, as the rewards to fostering the best of our relationships is far higher than most everything else we do during the day
Love is synonymous with commitment
Love = commitment, but don’t ignore your gut - the right thing will not feel wrong all the time.
Love by default
A cheat code to happiness is to simply notice what’s lovely. Find things to love. Default positive > default neutral.