***Warning: Rude words***
Well it all started with a guy called Saint Valentine apparently and it all kind of evolved and ended up being a day to celebrate love between couples by exchange of flowers, and cards.
So what does it mean anyway?
I’ve read a lot of stuff about how people in general feel about this day men and women and of course it’s mixed. Some say: it’s too commercial and should be about loving your partner every day of the year and not just on the 14th February, and if you don’t have a partner well there’s a whole other debate going on there, with many wanting to shout from the rooftops ‘Fuck Valentines!’
This time last year, I wrote a nasty horror piece about Valentine’s day and the very nasty demise 
of the male character – it will most likely never see the light of day but I had fun writing it and now it sits in the bottom drawer collecting dust 
This year, I think I’ve come to a conclusion about what Valentine’s Day means to me. I no longer have mixed feelings because it’s about celebrating YOU.
The love of self, and while appreciating and loving oneself 365 days a year is equally as important, the 14th February, no matter what pain I’ve endured, whether it be single, alone, lonely, happy, unhappy, I find it a great day to remind me of how special I really am.
How special we all are, how beautiful and perfect we can be by just being us.
This can be a day, an excuse perhaps, (coz sometimes we just goddamn well need one) to say ‘Fuck it’, I’m going to look after me, I’m going to nurture me, forget the housework and put my feet up and read a good book. Treat ourselves to fine chocolate, good champagne, some flowers to brighten up your room or have lunch with a friend. And that friend could very well be yourself.
So be kind to yourself today. You are unique, special and deserved of love.
Your own self worth = LOVE ♥
And lastly I’d like to share a beautiful post by the lovely, Nicole Cody which inspired me to think about how I really felt about Valentine’s Day.
I wish you all a Happy Valentine’s – it’s a date, a little reminder to acknowledge our love for self ~ and to go gently ♥
Midnight rambler taking Nicole Cody’s advice ♥ Life is precious and so are you ♥
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