There is a love that lingers.
A love that doesn’t need to shout or declare itself loudly.
It simply walks with us—in every quiet moment, in every ordinary day.
What Love Looks Like was born from this reflection—a tender acknowledgment of the mothers, the nurturers, the sacred givers who show up, hold space, and quietly anchor us to ourselves and to love.
Sometimes, we look for love in grand gestures.
But more often, love shows up in the way someone holds your hand as you cross into uncertainty.
It shows up in the unseen.
In the ordinary.
In the rhythm of a mother and child walking barefoot through life—heart to heart.
That is what What Love Looks Like whispers.
This piece is not just a canvas—it’s an invitation.
A reflection.
A reminder that even when the world doesn’t see you, love does.
This expression of love became part of my Where Love Walks collection—a series honoring the quiet, enduring, everyday ways love lives and moves among us.
If you’d like to see this reflection expressed visually, you can explore the What Love Looks Like canvas here.
Rita Lynn Berry, EdS, LCMHC, is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and the founder of NewVision Counseling and Consulting Services, PLLC. She is also the creator of the Journey to Me™ program and Mend n Muse Media™, where she shares tools and reflections that support healing, resilience, and self-love.
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