The day of Love is upon us, also known as the Gimme Chocolate Covered Diamonds Day, or more commonly referred to as St. Valentine’s Day. I could regale you with the history of this holiday but a simple check of our Magic 8 Ball (Google) could do it for you much more quickly and factually.
It doesn’t have to be just for lovers though - it’s for anyone capable of accepting and giving L-O-V-E. Love of life, God, self, kids, puppies, Fuzzies, trees, dirt, pumpkins, kitties, chocolate, bubble wrap, wine, opposable thumbs… and so on. It’s a reminder to us that we should celebrate and appreciate love in all of it’s glorious forms every day of the year. Just as we should remember our troops and veterans every day and not only on Memorial Day. Or that green beer can be drunken on any day, not just St. Patrick’s Day (although all the merriment that comes from having more than 6 green beers is not recommended). Or a reminder prompted by Thanksgiving that we should give thanks every day.
These holidays can become over-commercialized (Buy more Fuzzies) or hyped up (*B*u*y* *m*o*r*e* *F*u*z*z*i*e*s*!*) if we choose to accept them only as such. But I’d like to think of them as little breaks in an otherwise plain calendar that I can look forward to. I’m giving everyone I see today from the grocery clerk to my mailman a little token of my love in the form of a Spider-Man Valentine’s card (with temporary tattoos!) and a wee bit-o-chocolate. (I couldn’t find the Simpson’s cards… “I choo-choo choose you!” 
) Of course it won’t repair a broken heart or fill an empty spot - but it will bring a smile to their faces and hopefully remind them that love comes in more than one form… if they choose to let it that is!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Love and smooshies,
+ann
(That annoyingly cheerful gal with the sappy grin…)
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