Happy Valentines Day!

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I have never been one to celebrate Valentines Day, to me it is a "Hallmark" holiday. And although I do love cards, I feel they are more special when they come as a surprise and not when one feel's like they must give one. Surprises are a lot more fun! (Although people rarely try to surprise me.)

Today I thought about all the people who I love and who love me. I thought about the amazing connections I have made over the years and how certain situations have brought these people too me. I thought about how sad my life would be if I never met these people, and how simply amazing it is that I did. Life is funny like that... connecting you to people.

The one person I am so glad I connected with is Christian......

Happy Valentines Day mi vida. May we smile forever like we are smiling today!

What we are here for

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Diets. There are a bunch of them out there. They make many claims. Saying you will have a better life if you are thinner. Making you feel uncomfortable with the way you look now, and question what you should look like. Why are we so consumed with dieting, and forcing our bodies to compete with unrealistic images that we see on television or in advertising?

The one thing I love most about this wonderful medium...blogging...is that we are not competing with those unrealistic expectations of body image. Instead we dig deep into our hearts to uncover what is truly there. Creating, writing, photographing...all of these things are building our spiritual center and healing our hearts.

No one here is concerned with how much you weigh, what you look like, if you have the latest fashion trends or hot new car. Rather, we are concerned with what your heart is saying. We are concerned with connecting with other people whose hearts are singing the same tune and being understanding, listening, and supporting those who are struggling with a matter of the heart. We are not here to judge. We are here for support. we are here to help one another, guide one another, and make each other not feel so alone in a world that is so large and intimidating at times.

This is a sacred community of the heart.

Just what I needed...

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Winter days were bringing me down and dragging me through the mud. Depression was setting in, tears were flowing, and my body simply ached.

However a simple two hour car ride changed all of that for me.It brought me a little warmth, some time swimming and splashing in the pool, and reconnecting with "mi vida." It was just what I needed to cure the winter blues.

Christian and I took an overnight trip to

Philadelphia

. We went to the

Car Show

, swam in what ended up being our own private

pool

, and enjoyed our wonderful view of the river from our enormous windows. We also went to

Adventure Aquarium

which was beautiful.

This simple overnight tripped made me fall more in love with Christian and learn more about him in my little made up questions game. It was really a wonderful experience. I feel so relaxed, happy, and peaceful.

Free Lunch

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I always wanted to buy a stranger lunch. Yet I never really knew how to go about doing it. Today I was standing on line to get my lunch at the mall after a search for a black polo shirt for work, which I was unsuccesful in finding. A young gentleman, about 17 was standing there waiting for awhile because he was paying with his credit card, but the line was down. So instead of having him wait any longer I paid for his lunch.

So simple, I know. But it felt so good to let him know that there is still kindness in the world. Hopefully that small act of kindness flows over.