Words Seaside Sue, Publisher & Owner
Love is one of those words we use often, but do we ever stop and really consider its meaning? We tend to think of love as romantic, and something that happens in big moments. But the longer I live – and the more stories I have the privilege of sharing through Seaside– the more I realize that love shows up quietly, faithfully, and in so many different forms.
It’s there in people, of course, and in friendships that deepen over time. It’s in family bonds that stretch and change. It’s there in our pets, who greet us with the same enthusiasm whether we’ve had the best day or the hardest one. It’s even there in food– shared meals, favourite recipes, and the comfort of something familiar. Love lives in the everyday moments of life, often unnoticed until we pause long enough to see it.
That’s why Connie and Lloyd’s story (pg 28) stayed with me long after I read it. Their journey together began in the 1950s, a different era entirely, and yet the essence of their love feels timeless. Decades later, they now both reside in Extended Care at Saanich Peninsula Hospital. Their circumstances have changed; their world has become smaller in some ways. But they still share meals together, attend concerts and only live a few doors down from each other.
Perhaps the greatest reminder in stories like Connie and Lloyd’s is that love is everywhere – in the care we show, the communities that surround us, the pets who comfort us, and the small, everyday gestures.
When we move through life with kindness and love, we begin to see it in everything we do. Happy Valentine’s day to everyone!
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