Of course you are loved

Messages that matter
London, ON
February 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Behold my wife’s mug. We’re mug people, and of all the mugs in our kitchen cupboard, it is my absolute favourite.

I made her coffee the other day. Technically, it was on February 14th. Valentine’s Day. When Hallmarkian convention dictates a well choreographed sequence of socially acceptable gestures.

I didn’t choose this mug because of the date, but I did hover over it as I finished prepping the coffee machine, then listened to its gentle burbling as the kitchen filled with the delightful scent of percolation. The graphic stopped me in my tracks, as it always does when I choose this mug for the particular morning’s festivities.

Because we all deserve to be loved. We all deserve to know we are surrounded by those who feel this way. We all deserve to not be alone in this life.

Not everyone can be so lucky. I’m one of the lucky ones, because I very much am. And as much as I don’t need a mug as a reminder, in that moment it felt, I don’t know, comforting to pick up the camera for some kitchen table reflective photography.

I hear the coffee was pretty good, too.

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