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5 Ways to Help Soothe the Sting of Valentine’s Day

I appreciated the fun response to yesterday’s post about Valentine’s Day. But I’m also aware that February 14th can be a difficult day for many people.

 Every Valentine’s Day the world fairly explodes with flowers, chocolate, and the color pink.  If love is abundant in your life, those trappings can be a joyful reminder.  But for the lonely it can make for a long, difficult day.

For many people, Valentine ’s Day isn’t a celebration of love and romance at all.  It’s salt, burning in the wounds of their loneliness.  Some have suffered the heartache of a broken relationship or the death of a spouse.  Others have never married and still feel the sting of that unrealized dream.  And it’s not just the absence of romance that can be painful.  Think of kids without a mom or dad who long to be loved by a forever family, or the elderly and infirmed who spend their days all alone.

Love and connection are not fleeting emotions.  They’re as vital to our health and well-being as the air we breathe.

So this Valentine’s Day, here are a few ways we might reach out to those who are struggling with loneliness:

  1. Consider giving them a box of chocolates or a card.
  2. If appropriate, extend an invitation to a special dinner.
  3. Give a call to someone you’ve been meaning to connect with, especially a widow or widower.
  4. Write an email.
  5. Pray for them.

I can assure you that it won’t take much to lift a lonely person’s spirit, even if it’s only for a few minutes.  You’d be surprised what difference small expressions of love can make.

However you choose to express it, I hope you might consider setting aside a few moments to let someone in a tough spot know they’re loved.

 

 

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Topics: Family and Home Tags: intimacy, technology February 14, 2013 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.

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