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Valentine's Day~ Corrupted and Commercialized??
Valentine’s Day has become one of the most commercially marketed “holidays” in the US, ranking closely behind Christmas and Halloween (yes, I said Halloween).

 
However, beyond all the corruption and desire for Big Business to make money on our sentiment, there is still some underlying desire to celebrate this holiday immersed in the thought of Love.
 
Once you get past the imagery that emerges of heart shaped candies, chocolates and flowers, there is a true opportunity to enjoy this holiday and celebrate it in a purer nature.                     
 
Don’t misunderstand, I LOVE Valentine’s Day and I secretly love chocolates and flowers- ok, maybe not such a secret on the chocolates. J
Yet it is not the “HOLIDAY” I love; it is the chance to have a legitimate (or fabricated) reason to openly express my feelings for those I love.
For me, it is not the DAY; it is the memories of the day and the prospects of what’s to come. 

Valentine’s Day takes me back to when I was 8 years old, sitting in school with my childhood friends waiting impatiently to rip open my envelopes. ... more

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