Celebrating Love in All Its Forms: A February Message to Our POC Family

February is often known as the month of love—but here at POC, we believe love deserves more than a single holiday. It deserves reflection, celebration, and space to breathe. This month, we invite you to pause and embrace love in all the ways it shows up in your life.

Because love isn’t one-size-fits-all.
It grows and expands in many directions. It may come through companionship, friendships that have become chosen family, romantic partners, meaningful connections, or the quiet moments you spend caring for yourself. Love has no limits, and it will meet you wherever you allow it to flow—especially where it is unconditional.

Shift Your Focus to What You Do Have

This month, don’t get caught up in what you think is missing. Instead, lean into:

  • The people who show up for you

  • The warmth of shared laughter

  • The comfort of being understood

  • The moments when you feel seen, valued, and cared for

  • The ways you offer love to others

These are all forms of love worth celebrating.

Reimagine What Love Means to You

Love evolves. You evolve. And it’s okay—healthy, even—to redefine what love looks like in your life today.
Take a moment to ask yourself:

  • What does love feel like for me now?

  • How do I want to give love?

  • How do I want to receive it?

  • What boundaries protect my peace and my heart?

Your answers are valid. Your definition of love is yours to shape.

Release the Social Media Expectations

We live in a world where Instagram posts and TV storylines try to tell us what love “should” look like. But those images are curated, scripted, and often unrealistic.

Your lived experiences, your needs, your relationships, and your healing journey are what truly matter.

Your love story—whether shared with others or rooted deeply in yourself—is important and worthy.

This Month, Love on You

If you do nothing else this February, choose yourself.
Show yourself compassion.
Speak gently to yourself.
Do something that feels good for your body, mind, or spirit.
Remind yourself daily:

“I am worthy of love—always.”

Whether you are celebrating with others or pouring into your own heart, remember that love is not measured by relationship status or grand gestures. It is measured by presence, authenticity, connection, and care.

From your POC family:
May this month remind you that love surrounds you, lives within you, and is always available to you.

Tanisha Sandiford