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It’s very easy to lose sight of a few, very key things in life especially when it involves the people you love the most. After all, if you see someone every day, it isn’t a special event of life to see them right? How about friends or family? Above all else, that person KNOWS you love him or her so why go into certain odes of declaration on, say, a regular old Thursday night?
I promise you, you are gaining so much more than you are losing by Loving Out Loud.
What is it to Love Out Loud?
A very simple “I love you” spoken at anytime - NOT only on special occasions - is a staple of the Love Out Loud concept. Being a little more mindful of telling your loved ones that you love and appreciate them can enrich both your lives more than you might give it credit for.
What Good Does It Do Anyway?
The thing is besides it being a very sweet thing to do 
, you never know when your last moments with someone lies. You aren’t going to receive a little ping telling you “Hey, Ms. Wonderful, you have 10 more hours with Johnny so get to loving!” You will find losing that person to be a relentlessly painful thing to live through, but one available salve for such a sad time is knowing that you shared your love for him/her time and time again. To know that your loved one did not part with you without feeling that love from you helps you get through.
You also have no idea what’s going on in the mind’s of your loved ones. Often times, people in our lives suffer from feeling under appreciated, unloved, just… not so special. I use the word ’suffer’ because over time, feeling that way a little bit at a time becomes a mountain of sadness.
How about the best reason of all?
With love comes happiness. Surely, you want to share that happiness with the people who matter to you. But that can’t happen if you are so consumed with the comings and going of your busy life that you ignore the little things that make you feel whole to begin with.
Actions Count
As important as saying “I love you” is (it really REALLY is), showing that love through your actions is just as important. You want your loved one to feel it because experiencing genuine love is one of life’s greatest joys. Think of how you feel when your special-somebody leaves a little surprise or when your best friend picks up a new CD she just KNEW you’d love. Now think about how you feel when you do something that makes your mom deliriously happy, or your baby smile. You don’t gain anything by skimping on expressing that you care.
Considering how life holds no stops on bad punch lines, enjoy the good stuff too! Loving Out Loud isn’t limited to holidays and birthdays. You have an opportunity to enrich your relationships and your life every day!
Don’t lose sight of the importance of a little effort.
Loving Out Loud is the gift that keeps on giving. It nurtures the roots of your relationships so handle with care.
I loved your piece on “Loving out Loud”!
You’re an amazing writer and I appreciate your thoughts! How profound! How so very true!!!
I also love this site, great job!
From one who lives her life and loves out loud to another lover of life!!!
@ Martie: Thank you so much
I’m so glad you enjoyed this piece and the site. Thanks for stopping by!!
What a great post! An awesome concept that I definitely try to live by. I am very affectionate with my family and Girlfriend, and it really makes for wonderful relationships.
A little tip, and I hope that I am not being too blunt, but the Adsense in the middle of the posts has got to go. If you dont have a lot of traffic you cant be making good money from it, and it is costing you subscribers without a doubt.
Great writing though and I love your sites concept!
I tell people that all the time…why wait for an occasion to do or say something nice. when i got flowers and people could not understand that it was for no reason and just because. slaves to the calendar.
love is not an emotion, it’s an action.
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@ Natural Woman: “Love is not an emotion, it’s an action” That’s pretty powerful. Thanks for sharing!
Hi JEMi,
Natural Woman told me about your blog when I asked my readers for nominees for a section of my blog, I call “New Blog Of The Week”.(NBOTW)
In short, I showcase new bloggers (usually less than 4 months old as my way of paying it forward. My blog is coming up on it’s one year anniversary, and I am forever grateful for those who have been supporting me as I progress into blogosphere. I believe new bloggers often get a bum rap, and because they aren’t given a chance, some prematurely drop out of blogging. That saddens me as I feel we all have something important to share.
I will be showcasing your blog on my post dated Tuesday (2/26). I write a short post about your blog, create a link to your name under (NBOTW - top of sidebar), for one week, and ask my visitors to make time to check out your new blog.
There are not strings attached. All I ask of the new bloggers, is to remember to pay it forward sometime in the future. After all, we were all new bloggers once.
I love your blog, love your openness, and feel you have tons to share with your peers as well as with mature bloggers like me.
Much luck with your blog. When time permits, come on by and say Hi to my loyal community of commenters and readers.
See you in blogosphere!
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