Monthly Archives: February 2012

All We Need Is Love

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In a time when Valentine’s Day is celebrated by Lover’s and those wishing to share Love with another, we are reminded of its significant value. Valentines’ Day is a time to celebrate one’s Love often expressed to another. It is also the second largest Hallmark moment, next to Christmas, and is often accompanied with greeting cards, flowers or even more extravagant gifts.

The origin of this festival had an entirely different meaning prior to the 5th century. The earliest recordings state that the February festival was a time of an ancient fertility festival, dedicated to the Roman god of agriculture, Faunus, as well as the Roman founders Romulus and Remus. This festival was eventually banned by the Catholic church in the early 5th century. Pope Gelasasius declared it a day of celebration, honoring patron Saint Vincent. The irony here is that many would still consider honoring a person as a form Idolatry, stemming from Paganism.

Regardless of the detail, it does remain a festival of sharing Love…and there is no greater gift than sharing Love. However, should it be reserved for only one day? Can it be extended throughout the year? Can we adopt a belief system that shares Love and not hate? Can we all hear the sounds of John Lennon, as the Beatles sing…All we need is Love?

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Today, I challenge you to share Love with all your encounters. Love does not have to be physical, but merely a kind thought towards someone. Sharing Love with another can change the whole day. Sharing Love with those closest to us…and furthest away if possible. It is not reserved for any one person or any one day, but it is meant to be shared by all…for all eternity. Love is the answer to all things.

Stepping into the Canvas with Love over-flowing. Sharing our day in Love, we set a tone for a new beginning. A new beginning, filled with Love, Peace and Happiness…not opposition. It is not reserved for some, but All-Inclusive. When we learn to Love freely, we learn the meaning of Agape. Love unconditionally and you shall know true freedom…

Everyday is Valentine’s Day

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With cupid preparing his arrows, for Lover’s across the globe, we are reminded of another Hallmark moment in the making. Valentine’s will be celebrated by millions, on February 14th, but is sincerity felt or is it merely pressure by the media and the hallmark-like companies to sell more of their product?

Is this day of sharing Love with those closest to us, reserved for only one day? Should Valentine’s Day be everyday, dissolving the necessity to celebrate only on one day? Are cards merely a reassurance of the flesh…stroking one’s ego?

When we truly Love another, there is no need to buy gifts or cards to show our Love. When we arrive at a level of ‘True Love’, we instinctively give everything we have to the other person anyway.

Ani Po remembers the pressure she felt when it came to special events. As a Pilgrim, she felt it necessary to buy lavish gifts and cards to announce the special day, but knowing what she knows now…she need only give her Heart away. “When we give our heart, we give our everything…and everything shall go with it.”

Stepping into the Canvas as everyday is a holiday. Giving our everything, everyday, dissolving the necessity to reserve one day as a special day. Instead we reserve everyday as a special day…making everyday a Holiday. This coming Tuesday…share the gratitude for Love in your heart…but then learn to give it away everyday!