A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens quote: what the truest wisdom is
Charles Dickens said: A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Tag: Valentines Day
Giving out love and letting it in: life’s most important
Morrie Schwartz said to Mitch Albom, as written on his memoir, Tuesdays With Morrie: The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in…
The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in.
Morrie Schwartz, Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Love like the wind you feel
Nicholas Sparks said: Love is like the wind. You can’t see it but you can feel it.
Love is like the wind. You can’t see it but you can feel it.
Nicholas Sparks, A Walk To Remember
Valentine’s day in her memory
That’s why I hear people congratulate those that get engaged. For the couple, it’s like winning the lottery – your synced hearts as prizes. A romantic moment…
Such a sweet memory! Love that! ❤️
“The luckiest person in the world is the one who gets proposal from the one whom he/she loved the most”
Here’s a small poem from the memory lane………….
You made me love you from the day, I made my eye contact with you, You walked in and asked for my name that was the day I knew,
The day you cried for my failure and made me realize you are there, I would never felt more alive.
As the days passed, I knew it was the perfect time to propose you, To…
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Charles Schulz quote: all you need that doesn’t hurt
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.
Charles M. Schulz
Kids’ reactions to kisses, dates and all things Valentine’s Day
Kids are so cute and they even say their “ews” to rather silly questions in the most fascinating way. Watch…
Valentine’s Day: open for business
Holidays are what they are today mostly because of the economic benefits they bring to big businesses. For any financial gain to be made, it is only wise to take advantage of these situations.
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Any holiday or special day is a mere celebration of some sort . . . but sometimes with an aura of something mystical . . . delightfully enchanting.
Christmas 🎄 is a season of giving; Thanksgiving 🍗 is a time of gratefulness; and Independence Day 💥 is the spirit of freedom, pride and patriotism. Even some non-official or totally odd holidays are being integrated into our subconscious. Take Spouse’s Day or Cheeeselover’s Day as an example. I can even sell Mnimi t-shirts and market a day for Wear Your Mnimi Shirt Day or something. Ha.
But anyway…
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There seems to be one special day that appeals to our most basic instinct – that of being wanted and to want. Valentine’s Day.
The day of hearts is arguably the easiest holiday to promote. It’s also the easiest day to relate or deny. I mean, who doesn’t want to be loved, to love . . . or to be beloved?
So, bring it on Cupid! Flowers.💐 Chocolates.🍫. Restaurants.🍷 Red, pink, heart-shaped whatevers.💕. Just don’t get lost in all the business side of it. As the Beatles sang it: “Money can’t buy me love.”
It won’t hurt to give that single red rose 🌹 though. Its thorn will.
Valentine’s Day: Buyer Beware.
History of Valentines Day [videos]
Valentine’s Day is annually celebrated on February 14th. Ironically, happy hearts day has a cruel history that dates back to 270 A.D. Legend even says there are 3 St. Valentines who share this very same feast day.
February 14th is Valentine’s Day, the feast day of St. Valentine. Ironically, happy hearts day history is about Christian persecution of 3 martyr Valentines.
Valentine and his secret marriages
During the 3rd century, Rome was at war among tribes. Emperor Claudius II thought his army weakened due to Roman men’s devotion to their wives and families.👨👩👧👦 Seeing that as a problem, he proclaimed the banning of marriages as well as engagements. (1)
Valentine, at that time, was a bishop who was one of those who opposed the unjust decree. So in defiance, the devout Catholic secretly united loving couples 💑 in holy matrimony until it was discovered. The cruel emperor then ordered his arrest and the priest was beaten with clubs. It was believed he was beheaded on February 14th around 270 A.D. (1)
Legend says…
While Bishop Valentine was waiting for his execution, he healed then became close (or may have fell in love) with his jailer’s blind daughter. Prior to his execution, the future saint wrote a farewell message 💔 to his “girl” or friend with a complimentary close saying: From your Valentine. (2)
The three St. Valentines
According to Catholic faith, there are three different St. Valentines with the very same feast day of February 14th. (3)
- The Roman priest-physician Valentine who comforted martyrs and was put to death under Emperor Claudius II’s order (above story)
- The Bishop of Interamna, now Terni in Rome, who also suffered under the same cruel emperor, was arrested and beheaded
- A less popular martyr in Africa was also called Valentine
Valentine’s Day vs. Lupercalia
In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius made February 14th as St. Valentine’s Day.💝 It is also believed that this date was chosen by Christians to suppress the pagan fertility festival called Feast of Lupercalia, which was celebrated from February 13th to 15th. (4)
My ideal Valentine’s Day is spending it with someone you are in love with and for that someone to make you feel loved and appreciated.
Candice Swanepoel
References:
(1) St. Valentine beheaded. (2018, August 21). In History.com. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-valentine-beheaded.
(2) Breadnbeyond. (2013, February 8). The History of St. Valentine’s Day [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGx7q4O6w2w.
(3) Saunders, William. (n.d.). History of St. Valentine: Who was Saint Valentine and how did he come to inspire Valentine’s Day? Retrieved February 9, 2018 from https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/history-of-st-valentine.html.
(4) WatchMojo.com. (2013, February 11). The History of Valentine’s Day [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YguF1pcBWYI.
My funny valentine [ lyric video ]
My funny valentine,
Sweet, comic valentine,
You make me smile with my heart.
Your looks are laughable,
Un-photographable,
Yet, you’re my favorite work of art.
My funny valentine,
Sweet, comic valentine,
You make me smile with my heart.
Your looks are laughable,
Un-photographable,
Yet, you’re my favorite work of art.Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak?
When you open it to speak,
are you smart?But don’t change a hair for me,
Frank Sinatra, My Funny Valentine
Not if you care for me;
Stay little valentine, stay.
Each day is valentine’s day.
Lyrics by Rodgers Richard and Hart Lorenz
I call her Mnimi 