LiveSisterLive and the State of Your Heart: Valentine's Day isn't Just for Lovers

"Valentine's Day makes me bitter. V-Day is one giant conspiracy ...And if you don't receive anything then you're a loser. Think of Charlie Brown staring mournfully into his empty mailbox, praying for one solitary pink envelope to validate his existence." -  Source: From the Bittersweet central website.


What matters? You have to think you're special every day, including holidays.

Are you having a Charlie Brown Valentine's Day?


Today isn't a happy day for many women. In fact, there are many websites dedicated to protest valentine's day. One of my girlfriend's was sharing that when she was young she wanted a gift or a card, anything to tell someone she was remembered, special and loved. There were years of disappointment for her.

Every woman has had a disappointment day in her life: Valentine's Day, A friend's wedding, etc.  My dissappointment day in my early twenty's was not Valentine's Day. New Year's Eve was my night of blues if I didn't have a date. Then I grew up and learned how to have fun on any day. I didn't have to always have a date to live my life and live it well.

The Charlie Brown Valentine's Day tv specials used to get me as I watched the heartbreak stories of Charlie Brown watching everyone get cards but him. At one point he asks Lucy "Can you cure loneliness? Can you cure deep-down, black, bottom-of-the-well, no-hope, end-of-the-world, what’s-the-use loneliness?"

Peppermint Patty wanted him but he didn't notice. Lucy chased Schroeder to give her a card. Sally chased after Linus who didn't pay attention. Snoopy always had a full mailbox of cards and the writer left us wondering who love's Charlie Brown?

Who loves me, many women may ask today.  My response? Love you and remember God loves you. If you want others to do something for you and they're not, do it for you.  Do it for yourself and enjoy it.
Find other ways to share the love that you would want on this day if it is not shared with someone else.

Treat someone else. It  is a day of love, so extend it to others. Some women think it's exclusive to couples. It's not. So many cards say Happy Valentine's day to others: mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sisters, cousins, kids and more.

Remember it's one day and you can define it the way you want it to be. Let's also teach our daughters to not grow up with the expectations that Valentine's Day is a day of validation. Learn from Snoopy who let love come naturally.


Love you and LiveSisterLive! May you be your own valentine today.