Born on Love’s Day

Everywhere, they celebrate roses today.
Soft music.
Candlelight.
Hands intertwined across dinner tables.

And I smile, because I was born on this day.

Born on a day the world celebrates love,
yet I’ve learned something most people spend years discovering:

I was never meant to chase love.

I was born carrying it.

Valentine’s Day will always mean more to me.
Not because of roses.
Not because of romance.
But because this is the day I arrived
before applause, before validation,
before anyone ever whispered my name with affection.

Before anyone chose me, God did.

I was born on purpose.
Born with value.
Born carrying a love the world cannot manufacture
and cannot take away.

The world dresses love in red and gold,
ties ribbons around it,
places it in heart-shaped boxes.

But my existence?
It was wrapped in divine intention.

And I’ll be honest, there were years I forgot that.

Years I looked for love in attention.
Years I mistook being wanted for being valued.
Years I almost handed my worth to hands
that didn’t know how to hold it gently.

But time, and grace taught me differently.

Love isn’t proven by who stays.
It’s revealed in who you become
after you survive what didn’t.

While others search for affection,
I honor growth.

While couples exchange gifts,
I reflect on the quiet strength
that kept my heart open
when it would’ve been easier to close it.

Love is not something I wait for.

It’s something I walk in.

Today is not about balloons or candlelit rooms.
It’s about capacity.

The capacity to grow.
To release what was never meant to remain.
To forgive without forgetting my worth.
To love without losing myself.

Another year older.
Another year wiser.
Another year softer, without being weaker.

And maybe that’s the real gift.

So yes, they celebrate love today.

But I celebrate becoming.

And if you are reading this
and wondering whether you are loved

Let this be your reminder:

You were not born lacking love.
You were born carrying it.

And here’s the truth I stand in:

I am not waiting to be loved.
I am living as someone who already is.

I didn’t come into this world searching for love
I came into it sent by Love Himself.