So Valentines is coming
up and some of you dread this holiday. No worries though... Once upon
a time I dreaded too. I dreaded because people would brag about the whole chocolates, balloons, hearts, pinks,
loves, sweets and charming gentleman and / or loved ones in their life and it made me feel
uncomfortable because I was experiencing a rocky moment in my life.
Okay so I remember this one particular Valentines Day, when I literally faked-forced my beautiful smile. I mean, directly underneath my pearly whites were feelings of PAIN, HURT, I'm talkin' SORROW. Like one wrong word would totally bust my smile into a loud cry.
Anyway... I went to go buy lunch for a friend of mine and when I stepped up to the register the cashier said, "That man paid for your meal." He pointed to the man walking out the door. It was the most bizarre experience ever because all I saw was the back of a head and a shadow before he disappeared. As I walked to my car, I expected the mysterious man to come up and talk to me. I mean after all, "Ain't no man gonna pay for your meal and not get something from it, right?!" Wrong! That was not a man ya'll, that was God!
Until this day, it still brings a little tear to my eye because it was that moment that I learned, LOVE comes from within us! It's not about who or what you receive on Valentines Day, but it's how you feel about yourself everyday! I'm a beautiful person with great qualities, but that day I didn't believe that about myself. I'm sharing this moment with you not to push a religion down your throat, but to encourage you and let you know that LOVE-- Never leaves you. Love pumps your heart second by second... Love wakes you up every single day to show you something new... Love is waiting on you--to love you too. The moment you truly value yourself is the moment others will too. If Valentines Day matters, then no matter what, create it special! ❤️
Okay so I remember this one particular Valentines Day, when I literally faked-forced my beautiful smile. I mean, directly underneath my pearly whites were feelings of PAIN, HURT, I'm talkin' SORROW. Like one wrong word would totally bust my smile into a loud cry.
Anyway... I went to go buy lunch for a friend of mine and when I stepped up to the register the cashier said, "That man paid for your meal." He pointed to the man walking out the door. It was the most bizarre experience ever because all I saw was the back of a head and a shadow before he disappeared. As I walked to my car, I expected the mysterious man to come up and talk to me. I mean after all, "Ain't no man gonna pay for your meal and not get something from it, right?!" Wrong! That was not a man ya'll, that was God!
Until this day, it still brings a little tear to my eye because it was that moment that I learned, LOVE comes from within us! It's not about who or what you receive on Valentines Day, but it's how you feel about yourself everyday! I'm a beautiful person with great qualities, but that day I didn't believe that about myself. I'm sharing this moment with you not to push a religion down your throat, but to encourage you and let you know that LOVE-- Never leaves you. Love pumps your heart second by second... Love wakes you up every single day to show you something new... Love is waiting on you--to love you too. The moment you truly value yourself is the moment others will too. If Valentines Day matters, then no matter what, create it special! ❤️
Thoughts by J. Rose
Wild Roses
(c) 2014 Jessica Hicks Wild Roses
