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"How important is Valentine's Day?"
It is a good thing that we have this "love reminder" once a year! Valentine抯 Day is an opportunity for all of us to really appreciate the ones we love. With the scent of cut flowers, sparkling heart decorations and mouth-watering chocolates, it is hard not to notice this special day. How important is this love day? Valentine抯 Day is definitely good for business and I am sure the retail stores need the sales boost, especially after the January lull of spent Christmas shoppers. However, Valentine's Day fulfills a much bigger role in our society. It simply allows us to focus our attention on love.
Lets face it; we are a busy bunch. We are over scheduled, over committed and too stressed out. Unfortunately, when we get busy, we tend to have less time for our loved ones. How much time are you currently spending with your loved ones, compared to five or ten years ago? Our priorities can get out of balance when we find ourselves "working to live". Working to pay all of our bills and running around to meet all of our obligations can start to take a toll on our relationships.
Thank goodness for February 14, because this day helps to remind us of our real priorities. Work can wait and appointments can be postponed, because love needs our attention now. What we focus on becomes our reality. Love needs to be our focus because love is the key to more happiness, better health, more prosperity, and more harmony. Perhaps we should celebrate Valentine抯 Day more often. We need and deserve those expressions and messages of love every day. Perhaps, Valentine抯 Day should be designated as a statutory holiday.
This special day is not just for intimate lovers. Although the florists and love shops depend on us to spoil our intimate partner, we also need to express our love to everyone else around us. Kind of like an "orgy" in a heart-centered, where we all share hugs and kisses, smiles, kind words, and loving thoughts. Cupid shoots love arrows through all of us and it is our responsibility to spread this love around. The increasing incidents of violence and relationship breakups are a sure sign that the world needs more love.
We all need to speak the language of love. Some say that the "L" word gets used too loosely and that our expressions of "love" should only be directed to those closest to us. Ironically, compared to the "love" word, the other four-letter word is used far too often in our society. Hang out near a skytrain station at night and you will probably be bombarded with all of the derivatives of the "f" word. It is human nature to get angry and most of us have probably cursed at the person who cut us off in traffic. However, the next time you feel the need to tell someone to "f"- off, try smiling and tell them to "love on" instead. I heard this expression just the other day, when I accidentally turned the dishwasher on while my wife was in the shower. I knew what she meant, but for some reason I still felt the love! Therefore, in the spirit of Valentine抯 Day, we should express our love to everyone and if you do not feel this is appropriate, then "love on".
Bobby of Syncrohearts
Bobby O'Neal helps manage a community forest in Mission, BC. He is also an author and creator of SYNCROHEARTS: The new relationship game you love to play and play to love created for all couples to improve their love for each other and strengthen their relationship. SYNCROHEARTS and Bobby were seen October 15th 2007 on CBC's Dragons Den and were voted by all viewers as the winner of that episode. Bobby has written many articles on self improvement, love and relationships. Visit www.syncrohearts.com for details about this meditation-inspired game and more articles. You may also contact Bobby directly at: info@syncrohearts.com
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