Flip the script on Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day evolved out of something ancient that seems to have origins in Roman and Pagan festivals honoring fertility and the coming of Spring. Spring is a time of growth and new life filled with blossoms, babies and bounty. But modern Valentine's Day has devolved into a marketing-driven opportunity to express our love to the special people in our lives. While the sentiment behind this day is sweet, I propose a different narrative.

Let's live every day mindful of bringing love forward and take one day a year to come to peace inside over those who push our buttons. This isn't about a "day of retribution" but a day of self-purification. Holding negativity against others leaves us dull, depressed and suffering in heavy thoughts, feelings and energy. That heaviness spills out into life around us.

Yet with this one simple flip we can change everything. We can grow our capacity for sharing love in the world every day. And at least on this one intentional day, we can purify our thoughts, words and actions to reflect more compassion and less rejection inside. The world needs humans who know how to share authentic love safely and fully, not just one day but every day.

Every life on this planet wishes to flourish in safety, connection and harmony. Humans are capable of these things. We are born with hearts wide open and filled with love. We can remember that truth and restore the sacred garden of our origins. We just have to choose to.