Provisions

In the very beginning, I knew I can have anything I want in this life, with or without a man.

My dreams are valid, my ambitions powerful, and my happiness did not depend on anyone handing it to me.

I chased degrees, not just rings (despite several proposals). I built my professional career, not just relationships. I owned property, not waited for someone to provide me a home. My dad taught me that independence is not a threat, but a gift. That I can stand on my own feet and still have a soft heart. I don’t shrink myself to make someone else feel bigger. I was not born incomplete.

I have and still am a complete hopeful romantic. Because I believe in love. That a partnership is powerful. You can have it all. I can have love, success, joy, peace, freedom, security, and I do not have to sacrifice one for the other.

My favorite things: being on a plane, with him and constant hand holding.

• Location: Anywhere

My dad was a provider. He provided safety. He provided stability. He provided consistently. He provided effort.

His role as a man, as my mom’s husband, as our father, was to show up, show out, and show us that you are covered. Mentally, emotionally, and yes, when he’s able, financially too. My father will stretch his last baht or dollar to make sure you are good. Not from obligation, but because it is his instinct. He’ll make something happen even when he’s unsure how.

He didn’t make excuses. He made adjustments. He communicated. He planned. He led with his heart and his hands. It is not about how much he has but what he is willing to do with what he has. A provider mindset doesn’t come from wealth, it comes from character. You don’t need a man with millions, you need a man who will prioritize you like you are priceless. My Dad passed; he didn't get to meet my love and partner who is a provider too...

I hit gold with the babe. As my love, you are one lucky, lucky man and I am one very happy woman. I had celebrated our roundtrip with my love and we are off to another adventure. It reminds me I found someone who not only adores me but cherishes these values I hold for myself.

He honors me every day. He is a man proud to love me, proud to choose me, proud to build with me.

Still loving each other, still committed and most of all, still very much in love. I am so genuinely grateful for this human. The more we notice the presence of love in our life, the more we experience an abundance of love in our life. Remember to catch happiness like its your job ♥