"It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.” Eartha Kitt
When was the last time you drew a heart shape? An ideogram is a symbol that represents an idea, and the heart, as a universal symbol, is one that connects us all. Remember drawing them when you were young, and then when you were older, adding your initials + the initials of that special someone you had a CRUSH on?
Valentine's Day started in stores weeks ago and the commercial aspect of it can be a BIT MUCH. Yes, the retail world is usually 'all over' a GOOD THEME but maybe that's not a bad thing. It doesn't hurt to be reminded about love every now and then does it?
Back in the 'good ol' days' in elementary school I remember the STRESS of Valentine's Day in school. Hoping my classmates would put a Valentine's card in the 'Kleenex' mailbox I had decorated with hearts and glitter. I remember having to let go of the disappointment of NOT getting one from someone I admired, my crush, and then the excitement of counting the ones I had received.
Later, when we outgrew the Valentine's cards, I remember my dad buying those heart shaped boxes of chocolates for myself and my sisters. Then High School hit and the stress was RAMPED up again with secret deliveries of CANDY GRAMS and Hershey's Kisses. It was fun to send them and you'd kinda-sorta wanted to receive one. Yup, you could tell who the popular kids were!
It's FUNNY to look back on those times, from where I am now, with a calmer understanding, but, Valentine's Day can still be stressful for some people. I wonder how we can find a way to make this occasion work for everyone, especially when their just not feeling IT?
I think it starts by ACTIVATING the quality of love. How? By remembering and thinking a happy, loving thought.
I love (favorite food)!
I love (type of music)!
I love (sport or activity)!
I love (spending time with)!.....speak from the heart
When you get on a roll you can then look at yourself and find things that you LOVE about YOU. Practise with the small things. "I love the way I...." The more you fill up with SELF-LOVE, the more you'll be able to see, feel, and experience love.
I think that a heart that's been opened or activated by love is a heart that can also receive and share love. It can tune in, draw in, and attract more of the same.
All those HEARTS in the displays and advertising this month can be our little reminder to think a LOVING THOUGHT, every time we see one.