Happy Valentine’s Day

Dear Friends,

With the onslaught of hearts and Cupid’s arrows, we can find ourselves trying to conjure up romance, or feeling deprived of it. Romance is like kissing, though; it can be shallow without love. Love, on the other hand, has more depth than we sometimes dare to explore. Ah, but what could be more romantic than exploring the depths of love?

This Valentine’s Day, I will have some “romantic” staples–dark chocolate, candlelight, and flowers (actually, these are everyday staples). But I will focus on expressing and, yes, exploring love. What fuels sizzle doesn’t necessarily fuel intimacy. We can choose both, though.

And I have to tell you–I’ve spent Valentine’s Day happily alone. If you’re doing that, please find peace in your aloneness. It’s a wonderful opportunity to discover the depths of you, as well as love.

For me, that looks like sitting quietly in the middle of a field or at the edge of the water, where the only place to go is within, beyond the noise and clutter of the ego, to feel the divinity. My words fall way short of feeling it … and so do Cupid’s arrows.

Nobody else can give you what’s in there. But what’s there makes for a very happy Valentine’s Day–whether you’re alone or coupled!

Love and hugs,