Valentine's Day

So, earlier I posted this on my Facebook timeline:

"It's times like this when I think of the people who aren't around anymore and feel sad, but then thank god for all the amazing people who still are here. People come and go all the time, but just because someone isn't there right now, doesn't mean they aren't thinking of you ♥"

A girl I used to know really well commented on it, saying that it made her cry.

This made me think: why?

And I realised, everyone reads something different into a statement or action.

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St. Valentine's Day is a day to be with the ones you love. You don't necessarily have to get involved with all the commercial stuff - just enjoy having people around you who care.

People focus so much on love being romantic, but why can't Valentine's Day be a day for friends too? I, for one, will be spending the vast majority of the day with my flatmates.

Unlike most, I'm not bitter or sad about being single for this celebration - I'm embracing it. I can't wait to celebrate past, present and future relationships, and I couldn't think of better people to do it with.

Introspect

in·tro·spect/ˌintrəˈspekt/

Verb:

To examine one's own thoughts or feelings. Now, I may be old-fashioned, but to me, examining one's own thoughts and feelings are part of what a blog is about. Blogs exist to vent emotion, share thoughts and feelings and to identify with others. They exist so that we can read what other people are thinking, and to broaden our views by considering what we’ve read. Basically, blogs are a way to learn about things you want to know more about – or just to know how other are thinking. I'm not all that confident with sharing my thoughts and feelings with the world, but I'll give it a shot. Blogging is a new concept for me. I see it as a bit like writing a diary, which I’ve never been comfortable doing – it feels weird to read back your own thoughts from a page. It’s rather impossible on a computer screen, but usually my “thoughts” end up screwed up in a bin! I’d much rather be in a newsroom, remaining neutral and compiling a bulletin. But here begins a new chapter. Sharing my thoughts with the world and hoping at least some people read them! I guess it will take some time to get used to all this.