Love: In its Entirety

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s not uncommon for people to become consumed by the idea of love. For some, it is an overwhelmingly exciting feeling! They are anticipating what their significant other has planned for them, what they have planned for their significant other, or what they and their significant other have […]

The Importance of Self-Love

A few weeks ago Sabina posted an informative blog about self-love versus self-hatred, and the different ways you can incorporate self-love into your life. I felt that this topic was so important (especially with Valentine’s Day right around the corner) that now would be a perfect time to talk more about what self-love is, and […]

The difference between alone and lonely

Here on Valentine’s Day, where the focus is so frequently on couples and romantic love, those of you who are single, in a long-distance relationship, far from friends, far from family, or otherwise alone might feel lonely. Sometimes people even feel lonely when they’re with their spouse, romantic partner, family, friends, or even in a […]

Does Valentine’s Day inevitably turn into “Fight Day” with your Special Someone? And does Hallmark make a card for that?

Since it’s the week of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d write a blog about Dr. Gary Chapman’s excellent book, The Five Love Languages. Originally published in 1992, this book of enduring value is simple, practical and readily applicable to loving relationships… So, each year in February the media outlets are polluted with commentary about how […]

LOVE IS EVERYWHERE!

Right now it is hard to not know that Valentine’s day is around the corner. The commercials on TV focus on happy couples receiving gifts. Radio ads ask you to buy the person you love flowers. You may hear your friends at work talking about their plans for Valentine’s day dinner. While it is supposed […]