Finding Love

When we're younger, we're told to find what we love.

Chase it. Follow it. Build your life around it.

And it sounds right.

But life doesn't always work that way.

Because at some point— you stop choosing based on what feels good…

And you start choosing based on what matters.

That's the shift.

That's the difference between being an adolescent…

and becoming an adult.

An adolescent looks for love in what they want to do.

An adult learns to find love in what they have to do.

Because responsibility doesn't always come wrapped in passion.

Sometimes it comes as pressure. As repetition. As showing up when you don't feel like it.

Every day, I open the shop. Every day, I close it.

Not because every moment feels exciting—

But because it matters.

Because people rely on it. Because something is being built.

And somewhere along the way, something changes.

You stop asking, "Do I love this?"

And you start asking, "How do I love this?"

And that question—

Changes everything.

Because love stops being something you find…

And becomes something you bring.

Into the work. Into the people. Into the small details no one sees.

At Backyard Brew, this is what we practice.

Not waiting to feel love—

But choosing to create it.

In every drink. Every interaction. Every moment we have the opportunity to show up for someone else.

Because the truth is—

Anyone can love something when it's easy.

But it takes something different to build love into something…

until it becomes part of you.

Moral of the story: Love isn't something you find—it's something you build into what you do.

Question for you: Are you waiting to feel love… or are you creating it in what's already in front of you?

Disclaimer: This story reflects real perspectives and experiences behind Backyard Brew. It is shared to connect and inspire reflection.

Author: R. Solace