Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day

There was a time that I was so against the retail motivation and principle behind Valentine’s Day, along with the superficial mentality of entitlement that came with it, that I wore black that day in protest. It is funny how life happens and we learn and grow (hopefully).

In my learning and growing, I learned the background of Valentines’ Day and Saint Valentine. Which ever piece of written history (written is not always the actual truth*) you believe regarding Saint Valentine and the creation of Valentine’s Day, lets go based on what it represents or symbolizes. Much like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day we celebrate our parents every day or at least we should, but we set a side one day in May and June and collectively celebrate all Mothers and Fathers. My point is, that I love love in every form and if there is a Day that we collectively celebrate intimate and or romantic love, I am definitely going to be a part of that. 

Today it is too easy to think about getting out of a relationship. With all of the stress from our microwave society: over worked, under paid, bills totaling more than income, tragedy and just plain life, love and the many expressions of it, tend to be absent or neglected. I may not buy elaborate gifts or prefer to receive them for that matter, but darn-it I am going to make this Day special just because half of the World is pausing to acknowledge LOVE, how potent is that?

Historic expressions of Valentine’s Day have been a man giving to a woman, but love IS love. If we are truly going to celebrate love, it has no color or gender so express your love today and every day to your loved ones, but lets all come together in celebrating love in grandiose style on this chosen day. Love is never … Tough Titty!


Sending you all positive energy for love to flow … Spread LOVE! It is free and the return on it makes you wealthy!


~AMarie

Curfew ... Really?!?!?!?

I was in Atlanta a few months ago and spent some time with a dear friend. During a heart to heart conversation, she mentioned that she and her ex-fiance' had curfews. That statement actually threw me for a loop. remember this is a dear friend, so I did not hold my tongue, I asked questions;

"Why?", "For what purpose?", "Was there any distrust or insecurity?"

The reason I am writing about this is because I have heard it too many times for my comfort in the months since that conversation. A spouse imposing curfews on their grown significant other, for reasons that make me wonder if instead of a curfew, they may have simply needed to find another mate has me quite perplexed.

I usually do not concern myself with what is going on behind the closed doors of others, especially when it is not hurting anyone, including those involved. I guess when cities across the Country pass ordinances for curfews on teenagers; there are adults out there that secretly wish for a vote on an all-city/town ordinance, so they will not have to impose one on their spouses in the same way that parents prefer the city, town, or school to partent their teenagers (Hmmmm? ... A subject for another Day's post). Go figure?

I just wonder if the underlying issue that is being masked or insignificantly curbed by the curfew is ever addressed? If so, when the real issue ... cheating, insecurity, alcoholism, immaturity or irresponsibility is unveiled after the curfew fails it will be some TOUGH TITTY!!!!!

~A Marie