Happy Valentine’s Day, friends. I know that this holiday can be triggering for some people who are not currently in a romantic relationship. It can even be stressful and awkward for people who are in romantic relationships. I have heard Valentine’s Day discounted as a “Hallmark Holiday” many times over the years. Whatever it means (or doesn’t mean) to you, why not let Valentine’s Day be a day to celebrate the feeling of Love? Why not let it be a reminder to all of us, about just how good it feels to share the realest part of us? We are all made of Love, at our very cores. It feels so good to love our lovers, and our families, and our friends, and our pets, and our homes, and our communities, and our creations, and our vocations, and our vacations, and our hobbies, and our delicacies, and our quiet times, and our crazy times, and ourselves . . . . . Love is the main motivation and reason as to why we really do anything. Maybe on Valentines Day, what we are really celebrating, is the feeling of Love, which is the main reason why we put any effort into living. If nothing else, use this day to give Love back to you. You are full of Love. Love is eternal and always replenishes, so don’t be afraid to share your Love, ever.
My regular readers know that on Sundays I share poems written by me, or by some other poet who has moved me with their words. Please feel free to share your poems in my Comments section. This is a safe spot to share. Below is today’s poem. It is written by a poet who goes by “m.k.”. I think that this poem describes unconditional love, beautifully.
Are you passing on love, or are you passing on pain? Heal your pain and pass on love.
Love the poem that you posted!
I have a group of friends with whom I have coffee once a month. We’ve been doing it virtually since last March, which is lovely but not the same. I bought a bottle of linen spray for each of them and created handmade Valentine cards (which took forever because my paper crafting skills are rusty!) Last night I drove around under cover of darkness and left my gifts, with a box of chocolates, on their doormats. This morning I’ve awakened to a slew of happy, loving texts from my Coffee Women. Meanwhile, my husband and son only got giant Reese’s hearts because the way to their hearts is through their stomachs! LOL Have a great day!!
What a thoughtful, wonderful idea, Kelly! I bet that made their day!!