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Belated Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 16, 2024 by Kitty Bucholtz in category It's Worth It by Kitty Bucholtz tagged as Celebrations, Family, love, Valentine's Day

Belated Happy Valentine’s Day! Or…not. It’s not for everyone, apparently only for those in love. And that leaves out a lot of people. But maybe today we can look at it as just a celebration of love. Familial love, brotherly love, these are as important as—arguably more important than—romantic love.

So, what can we do today to be more loving?

You might be thinking, well, all those people fighting can just stop. That would be a great step. (That’s what I’m thinking!) But unless you’re one of “those people,” that isn’t something you can participate in. So, what can you do today to add more love to the world?

Here are some of my ideas based on my own life circumstances:

Text or email each of my siblings to tell them I love them.
Text each of my nephews and niece to tell them I love them.
Send a handwritten note to a couple of my closest friends.
Say thank you to the person who cleans our apartment building lobby.
Send a short email to my readers, not saying Happy Valentine’s Day but “Thanks for being part of my life.”
Rub my husband’s shoulders instead of asking him to rub mine.
Smile and tell the grocery store clerk to have a great day!

Funny, the first two were easy, then I had to sit here and think about what *I* can do today or this week. But once I got past the third or fourth bullet point, the ideas started flowing!

I hope you’re thinking of some things you’ll do. No matter how small it is, it will make a difference, so do it! At the very least, it will make you feel even a little bit happier to bring a little happiness to someone else.

And that’s worth it.

Have a wonderful day!

P.S. If you’d like to read a short Valentine’s Day story with superheroes on a date, a villain, and a happy ending, try My Bullheaded Superhero Valentine, a side novella in my Adventures of Lewis and Clarke superhero series. I hope it makes you smile!

My Bullheaded Superhero Valentine | Kitty Bucholtz | A Slice of Orange

More of Kitty’s Novels

ROMANCING THE PAGES

ADVENTURES OF LEWIS AND CLARK BOXED SET

WELCOME TO LOON LAKE

LOVE AT THE FLUFF AND FOLD

LITTLE MISS LOVESICK

A VERY MERRY SUPERHERO WEDDING

UNEXPECTED SUPERHERO

MY BULLHEADED SUPERHERO VALENTINE

SUPERHERO IN DISGUISE

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Mother’s Mantle by Neetu

August 26, 2023 by Neetu Malik in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as family stories, love, mothers and daughters, Neetu

Mother’s Mantle

She wraps her child
in the old, soft mantle

though the child is
grown into a woman
she has raised
with gentle hands
and tender affection

her daughter shivers
as chill pierces through
holes in the aged fabric

a mother’s excuses
no longer explain
how they came to be
in the first place

through the tight weave
that could never rip.

Daylight Truth

soft murmurs in the dark
don’t enlighten me
they leave me fumbling
for something real to grasp

let whispers fade
with the light from stars

be silent until
day breaks and I can
see in your eyes
the words that spill
from your heart

blink of time

my soul yearns for us.

when time stands still

where you and I escape

within the cocoon of our arms.

days pass by and our vision fades

but our hearts prevail

to pull us together

for a blink of time.

wanting life to calm

to capture the moment

as the taste of you lingers

and the smile reaches your soul.

I know no other

who could take your place

beside me or in my heart

for all our lives together.

©diane sismour

Deep Roots

I will weave you garlands
of dazzling wisteria
twine the flowers
with stems of love
growing from roots
seeded strong and deep
where the ground stays warm
and evergreen.


© Neetu Malik

Poem written for my children, 2019.