The Love We Choose to Accept
- Nicholas Northwood
- Jun 9
- 2 min read
From the Desk of Lord Northwood
June 9th, Not all love fits the story we’re told to believe.
People want for you what they want for themselves.
And sometimes, what they want for you isn’t what you want for yourself.
They say they care—perhaps even loudly proclaim it—but the truth is, their care might not be the kind you hunger for.
They can do everything “right” by the book, and yet, it still doesn’t fit.
Because love is not a single shape or shade.
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of loves—each as unique as the souls that give and receive them.
Some show love through gifts wrapped in shiny paper.
Others, through words whispered in praise.
Some through shared time, bodies tangled, meals cooked with care, or simply sitting side by side, watching the world drift by.
Love lives in laughter at silly movies, in shared hobbies, in dancing without a care for who’s watching.
But the world, in its haste for simplicity, insists on black and white—
One or two kinds of love, neat boxes, with clear labels.
We want it to be easy.
Yet, we accept the love we think we deserve.
And so many, trapped in shadows of low self-worth, don’t even realize they’ve settled for less than the happiness they crave.
Because saying something, doing something, and believing something—these are different things altogether.
Love begins at home — within the quiet chambers of our own hearts.
Without that foundation, how can we hope to build something true with another?
To want love is to want to believe in your own worth.
And that, from my experience, is often the hardest love of all.
Faithfully,
Lord Nicholas Northwood