Celebrate Love, even if it’s Over Commercialized.
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by Travis Wright
Happy Valentine’s Day! I love Valentine’s Day. Even when I was single I loved it. I have heard more than one person who isn’t in a relationship (and even some who are!) express their disdain for the holiday - that it’s a day for “couples” or an over-commercialized holiday.
Now I don’t agree that the day is just for couples. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love. That would be saying that the the only love that exists is between couples. Not true! We love our family, our friends and ourselves. Why not take the day to show those people that you love them? Those are the people forgotten on Valentine’s Day because we assume it’s a day just for couples. Don’t assume, redefine.
I think most people would agree that Valentine’s is an over commercialized holiday. I think that all holidays have become over commercialized. Why? Because retailers see the demand for such commercial products and capitalize on it. If we didn’t spend so much money on flowers, candy, gifts, then it wouldn’t be so commercialized. How to make it less commercialized? Think outside the box - what kind of loving things can you do without spending money on trinkets? Make a card from scratch and include some personalized coupons - for friends and family - coupons for a day of shopping, free babysitting, drinks or lunch, anything! Be creative!
Not having a partner “doesn’t have to stop you. Married or single, for the rest of this glorious year, we’re going to woo ourselves. Seduce our souls by romancing the ordinary. We’re going to com to our sense and let Life sweep us off our feet. “What if,” the novelist Willa Cather wondered, “what if Life’s the sweetheart?”
Perhaps the most important person on Valentine’s Day is you. Make this day a celebration of your love for yourself. Treat yourself to a glass of champagne, curl up in bed with a good book, a candle and some nice music, meditate, call a loved one, or do all of these things. Do things that you enjoy - treat yourself because ‘life’s the sweetheart’!
Regardless, just send love!
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I agree with you, i’m on the bandwagon of valentine’s being over commercialized. I might sound like a Jehova’s witness for a moment, but I believe that showing your love to someone should not be limited to any special occasion. Nice surprises to make a Monday morning seem brighter are better than a planned V-day excursion, in my opinion.
Try this sometime. Surprise the one you love with something the month, week or day before Valentines Day. Then when the day rolls around ask everybody else what took them so long, or why did they wait until the 14th.
Patrick
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