With all of the Valentine hooplah, it's easy to feel down if you don't have a significant other to celebrate with. The lack of candy or flowers or a homemade pillow may not disappoint you but the lack of sheer companionship can be hard to swallow. Honestly, I haven't thought too much about it until this week. Who reminded me of Valentine's Day?? My students, of all people. They bombarded me with a million questions, "Ms. Baer, do you have a valentine this weekend?" "Ms. Baer, what are your plans for Valentine's Day?" "What, you don't have a date? Well, I'll go out with you." Ummm...no thanks, that would be illegal.
Anyway, all of this hype over Valentine's Day has reminded me of a very important lesson I have learned this last year. It's one my mother has taught me time and time again. It's simple: Be happy where you're planted. It's not an easy task by any means. But I have learned that I have the choice to be happy in whatever circumstance I'm in. So as a singleton, I can love and thrive in my environment. I can enjoy each moment that single life brings me. Even when I do have a valentine (miracle of miracles), it will not automatically equate into blissful and eternal happiness. Once I do find that person, life will still be hard and I will still have to make the effort to be happy in a relationship or in my marriage.
So if you're like me and you are alone on this Valentine's Day, don't fret. Do something fun today. Be with people who love and appreciate you. Or just ignore it and pretend it's any other day. But most of all, choose to be happy.
And take comfort in the fact that students won't be bugging you at school next week, asking you what you did this past weekend with your valentine. (Diane, you may be the only exception to that!)
Lastly, if it helps and it should...the Lord loves you and He will forever be your valentine.
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When you valentine finds you, he'll be so lucky. In the meantime, I'm glad you're being happy where you are planted. Loves to you.
rock on Suzie!! i'm happy today eating sausages, sugar cookies, plenty of diet coke, and watching lifetime's ring in the romance movies :) Thanks for this post!
We've been together for 5 valentine's days, and yesterday was our first decent one. You know who the real source of this problem is? Hallmark. They created this darn holiday to make every one feel lonely...
You are so freakin adorable and I miss you! But I am so glad you are happy where you are. You are an example to me and so many other people, even being so far away! Guess what I did for Valentines? Yes I went to disneyland and it was perfect :) Loves!
I love this. I told my students I had plans with a boy all day Saturday, but that we were just friends. They all said things like, "You never know Ms Orme! Maybe it will turn into love!" I responded with a smile and "He's gay".
That shut them up.
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