There is something about this Valentine’s holiday that seems false, something that seems tailor made for Hallmark and the flower growers of America and Hershey’s.
Corporations - I am not just a consumer. I am a human being. Just because a candy heart says BE MINE doesn’t mean I belong to anyone, but myself. And I think that’s enough. I think it’s alright to not need someone in your life to give you cards and flowers and candy.
I think a smile from a toothless homeless man sitting in front of the grocery store should be enough. Because outside of everything and everyone else…I am okay by myself. We should all be okay by ourselves. We are wonderful and we should love ourselves, as individuals, accordingly.
Happy Valentine’s Day to me and to you. You and I are worth a smile and the knowledge that we are loved.
That’s enough.
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