Perhaps a bit over the top this year in response to all the grey winter weather we have been experiencing and the currently grave situation relating to world peace… but it makes us smile!
Loving greetings to you all! For thousands of years, this time of year has been the focus of many different kinds of celebration – but usually all loosely connected to some facet of procreation and the coming of spring in one guise or other. Personally, I like to celebrate love in all its aspects on this day, especially platonic love between friends. I feel that this doesn’t get acknowledged or honoured nearly enough.
Where would we be without our friends? As the saying goes, you can’t choose your family (debatable with my beliefs!) but you always choose your friends. They are the people who we can be ourselves with, who support us when we are in need, who can understand our joys and our woes… and we do the same for them in return. We are there for each other. They are people who we can trust, rely on and who will tell it like it really is, or know when to keep silent. Friends.
My wish is that everyone who sees this post today – or any other day, for that matter – will make a point of telling a good friend straight out how much they mean and how loved they are.
Me? I am starting off with you! All you lovely people who read my books, my blog posts, my Facebook posts… your warm interest and support means a very great deal to me and I bless you for it.
Now I am off to decorate my heart-shaped sponge cake for afternoon tea…
Wishing you all a lovely day and a wonderful week as we truly adventure into spring.
How lovely to receive your very beautiful & thoughtful Valentine’s Day message of loving friendship Gillian and to share your very heartfelt enthusiasm for the creative expression of such wonderful festivities throughout the year.
I gifted myself your absolutely gorgeous poetically written book of Merry MIDWINTER and felt Instantly Enchanted to know that such a Wonderful Human Being as yourself existed in this world with a such depth of heart in the capturing of such an expansive span of Inspiration & Jubilant Creative Enthusiasm.
What a very Gorgeous Fairy that I had found in true life … a Beautiful Teacher & kindred spirit of such amusings.
So sending you much Gratitude & Love Gillian for your very generous sharing, caring creative art of heart xx
Ps: I love your Valentine’s Tree … thank you for bringing such beautiful meaning of value to our world.
Warm blessings,
Lesley
Thank you so much for your kind words, Lesley. It is heartening to know that my ideas and ethos of life resonates with others. I truly wish to share and inspire and make a difference.
Every day of life is a blessed gift and deserving of honour and celebration, but it is easier to focus our appreciation on smaller more frequent occasions, and also helps to bring joy, colour and a deeper sense of community into our everyday lives.
I have also had one or two interesting responses on Facebook and I feel another blog post coming on – probably later this afternoon. Keep your eyes open for it – the discussion continues!