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Happy Valentine’s Day! – 2015

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Most people probably have no idea that the celebration of Valentine’s Day (or St. Valentine’s Day) was once a controversy, but I like to know this kind of stuff.  I won’t bore you today with tales and legends of the past. Most of us have settled on the fact that in this day-and-age, Valentine’s Day is a commercial ploy to boost greeting cards and candy sales- but can’t we say that about all holidays now.

On a lighter note, don’t you just adore the season of romance? I mean, it seems like everyone, for just a little while, tries a little harder to spread love instead of war.

I think it’s great that some people believe in the spirit of love and romance and in celebrating it on a specific date each year. I usually try to send Valentines to my parents, and siblings, and my nieces and nephews. However, my husband and I decided a long time ago to not celebrate this holiday, even though we do recognize it. We do romantic stuff for each other all year long and enjoy staying away from the Valentine’s Day crowds.

So, if I haven’t completely bummed you out, I’d like to sincerely say…

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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It’s Groundhog’s Day – 2015

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This is a silly and cute holiday that mostly serves as a means to teach children about the seasons and weather. Aside from the fact that a really great movie is derived from this day, I don’t think there’s much else to say about it. So…

Happy Groundhog’s Day and I wonder if Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today?

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It’s MLK Day! – 2015

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It’s not so much the man I admire as it is what he stood for. History has proven, time and again that heroes and the ones placed high on pedestals, are often the ones to fall hard from their elevated status, in one way or another. I’m sometimes saddened by how people’s opinions and, even, their actions are so wrapped around the perceived character of a public figure. I, however, choose to follow ideals and principles that matter to me and don’t put all my hopes in the character of another.

Veering away from that tangent, I’d like to praise MLK for the symbol of peace and equality he is. Though we have come a long way, we still have so much further to go. Thanks to people like MLK we now live in a world where people have to think twice about how they treat others different from themselves. My hope is that one day no one will have to think about their actions because everyone will finally embrace the ideals of equality at their very core- perhaps people will be born colorblind and have an appreciation for humanity never before experienced in history.

Like MLK before me, I have a dream and hope that one day, World Harmony, will become a reality.

This is an updated and reposted post.

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