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Opinion

Let others know you care

Guest Author

JustyThere are two types of people: those who love Valentine’s Day to the point of borderline obsession, and those who despise the “single awareness / give-me-love-and-attention” holiday they spend 365 days resenting.

However, I challenge you to break the two-type conformity. Although it’s common to base your Valentine’s Day stance off of your current relationship status, I challenge you to see the bigger picture. The most common Valentine’s Day beat down is “I don’t need a specific day to tell my significant other that I care about them.”

Although the statement is true, I ask how many of you tell the ones you care about on a daily basis that you do, in fact, care about them. I’m not just talking about the person you’re romantically involved with. How many of you verbally tell your family, friends, and mentors that they are important to you on a daily basis? If you do, then I commend you.

However, I regrettably report that I am not one of those people. Although we claim we don’t NEED a day to celebrate the fact that we care about others, I can’t say it isn’t a good reminder. It is easy to get caught up in day-to-day life; I challenge you to get caught up in the people that make day-to-day life bearable.

Thank the people that guide you on your road to success and appreciate the people that stand by you at the roadblocks. Whether you have a date on Valentine’s Day or not, take the time to appreciate the relationships you have, with the people that made an impact in your life in one-way or another.

Continually looking at what you don’t have will lead to constant dissatisfaction. Focusing on lessons learned, goals reached, and dreams chased will allow you to be grateful enough to be satisfied and encouraged to continue to grow. Whether or not I’ve persuaded you break the Valentine’s Day mold, I do hope that I’ve persuaded you to text, call, email, tweet, status update, or even verbalize your appreciation to the people that make life worth living.

You may be single, but by appreciating others, you will never be alone.