Starting mid January, stores start putting out their Valentine’s Day items. Giant bears, chocolates in every shape and sizes, flowers, and much more grace the isles. And you can’t help but glance down each isle and wish you could get one from someone.
But you wonder why you feel this way? On this day of the year you want something from a significant other. Even if you know it’s nothing serious with someone you may be seeing, you still hope for that small touch of affection.
Why is that?
Is it because you just don’t want to feel like the only one not participating in the holiday? You want to be a part of the social media hype? Or you just want to feel…something.
There are so many ways to approach this holiday:
1. Be that girl who post all day about how Valentine’s Day is “created by the retail market to get money” and you won’t be apart of the hype.
2. You could be that person who reaches out to exes in hope to fulfill your satisfaction for this one day even though you KNOW it’s not a good idea.
3. You could be that bitter, sad girl who cried on and off and then is angry at the world. And in result, your friends who are having a good day, you bring them down.
But I think there’s a fourth way to approach this.
How about be the girl who shows love to herself and to her loved ones.
Buy those chocolates for your friends, send cute cards to your family members, but most of all…do something for yourself.
The Mani/Pedi you’ve been putting off, GET IT!
That movies you’ve been meaning to see, GO SEE IT!
That restaurant you’ve been wanting to try, GO TRY IT!
Provide yourself with the upmost self love that you possibly can because, if you can’t even show love to yourself, how do you expect to be able to receive love from someone else?
Use this time to get to know you and what you like. Yeah it may seem like you’re alone and I’m asking you to do cliche’ things but why don’t you do them.
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
Henry Rollins
So take this time to find out who you and and who you wish to be. Take in the beauty of what is your life and where it’s heading. Take in every moment and the fresh air and just be thankful for where you are and that “loneliness” may just turn into the solitude you’ve been looking for.
Spilling the Beans 