Daily Prompt – January 17, 2026

Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?

Can I? Sure. Will I? Maybe.

Ok, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, let’s dig in.

I have many positive examples where I feel loved. I think the prompt is a little off because I’m not sure what a negative example of feeling loved would be. Anyway, I could share about times my husband made me feel loved, theres lots of those. Or my partner, also lots. But I think those moments are expected more by the outside world. I’m going to talk about a time a couple of friends made me feel loved.

I had just gotten divorced and was living on my own for the first time ever really. Like I had lived in a dorm room, with a roommate or with my parents, and then with my now ex-husband but never alone. I was struggling, mentally and emotionally more than anything else.

I had six cats at the time. Realistically, at least one of them was my ex’s but the room he had moved into wouldn’t let him have a pet and I got the house so, here we were. I was having a hard time keeping up with things at home, cleaning and such. Asking for help was hard. It’s always hard. It’s gotten easier in the last year or so but I still often struggle feeling like I’m burdening people and that they have more important things to deal with than my silly problems.

Anyway, I digress. Two of my friends answered a very timid call for help and not only helped me get kitty litter from the store but helped me clean the house, change all the litter boxes, and other random stuff around the house all while keeping me cheerful and not at all seeming like this was anything special. Feeling loved comes in many forms and from many things. It is not always big gestures or expensive gifts. In fact those things should be rare compared to moments that are just sweet and caring.

These friends of mine made me feel loved by help me take care of me without making me feel bad about needing that support. They always did that for me. I don’t see or talk to either of them as much as I used to or maybe should. Life is funny like that. But the times they were there for me, helping me and supporting me. Making me feel seen and special with simple acts of love and kindness lives in my mind and my heart forever.

Cherish people like that if you have them in your life, they are rare and worthy of receiving all the love they give.