Love...

It's Valentine's Day

and as much as I'd like to buy into the whole sappy 

Happy Ever After stuff

(You know what I am talking about)

the couples holiday thing

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flowers

nice dinner out 

the holiday that is geared for the "other" 1%

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I just can't help wondering...

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Can we love those we do not know...

Can we reach out with what we have 

and provide small comfort with just a touch

Can we assume that even vicious species

have moments of profound connection

and that all species love to linger in the arms of a warm embrace

Can I assume that love requires the bigger, older and stronger to 

sometimes 

bend down to the level of the

smaller, younger and weaker to be able to have a complete 

perspective

Is it safe to say

love is more about holding hands on the 'average' days

rather than

than the annual flowers, cards and expectations of the holiday

Isn't love about those seemingly random moments 

when

without planning or fanfare

we completely expose our inner child

and immerse ourselves in unique expressions of joy

together

I'm just wondering

because love doesn't have to be 

so hard, or expensive, or fraught with expectation

It just has to be practiced