It's the Simple Things

Really,

Everyday should be valentine's day-- think about it.
Each day should be full of gentle, sincere encounters that allow us to show others we care for them.
We should tell people that they are meaningful in our lives.
We should live compassionately and handle hardship with patience, prayer, encouragement.
We should eat a little chocolate...or an entire box full.
We should make silly little cards that expose our giddy-child-like happiness.
We should go on adventures, we shouldn't need a 'holiday' to justify this one.
We should be empathetic.
We should find new and creative ways to express ourselves.
We should sing our own songs and dance in the living room or under the stars or in the rain, just drop everything else to just snuggle close.
We should let go of fear to spill our hearts out, being completely vulnerable and feel like we are moving forward rather than being judged.
We should make time for significant moments.
You should simply be joyful, feel beautiful and relax, you deserve it.
You shouldn't waste the day with wishful thinking or envy of what others have but rather, bask in thankfulness of what you have yourself.
We should make fools of ourselves.
Let go of all our worries, struggles, insecurity, if only for one night or every night from now on.
It's a time to get caught in the moment, caught in the cold, caught in whatever beautiful moment you'll never get back & make it a lasting one.

Today, valentine's day & every day, fill it with love, joy, and memories.
Memories are all you'll have left of this time in your life one day.
It's the simple things that will be the most extraordinary later.