Happy Valentine's Day

     Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  I think I'm going to start a pet peeves tab/page on this blog.  I know I said I'd try to stay positive, but some things really get to me.  One of the things that always makes me cringe is when someone wishes me a Happy Valentime's Day.  You can't see it, but there is a squiggly red line under the word 'Valentime's.'  Oh, there it is again. Do you know why?  Of course you do.  It is because there is no 'm' in the word 'Valentine.'
     Okay, now that I got that off my chest, let's get on with spreading the love.  I posted on my facebook page today that I wanted everyone to do something nice and unexpected for someone they love today.  Then I asked everyone to do something nice and unexpected for someone they didn't love.  I wanted to see how much love we could spread.  Of course, I'll never know if anyone actually does anything I ask them to on facebook.  People I see in my everyday life hardly ever do what I ask either.  It's the thought that counts.
     It is so easy to do nice things for people we love, isn't it?  Maybe Valentine's Day should be more about those we don't especially love.  Think of someone you don't really appreciate or someone you just can't stand.  Now, think of something nice you could do for them.  It really won't hurt.  It will probably only take a of couple minutes, and you don't have to identify yourself.
     I think there is a group that does "random acts of kindness,"  and that is great.  They are random and you don't have to know who you are helping.  I think it is easier to do something nice for someone you don't know than someone you know and don't like.  What I am proposing today is specific, not random.  Pick that person at work that you have never seen eye to eye with, or that lady at the bank who can't ever smile and always make you feel like helping you is a chore. How about an in-law that you do not get along with no matter how much you try.  Hey, it's only one day out of the year.  You can go back to hating them tomorrow.

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