How To Get To Know People No. 3 (And How Not To Hate Valentines Day)
This blog is about bringing people together around good things. In your life, in my life, and in the world we share. But people won't come together around good things unless they first find a reason to meet each other. Along these lines, this weekly post provides one fun, simple idea for meeting and getting to know the people around you.
No. 3 Take the Local Love Global.
In 2011, my buddy and volunteer director at STORY, Luke Dooley, impulsively started an inspiring event ...
Hate Valentines Day, but Love the Love
Anti Valentines. Pro-love.
If you came here because you hate Valentines Day, you may want to stop reading this post and read my post from earlier in the day.
In that post, I resolved to table my bitter feelings about the commercialization of love (because my bitterness wasn't making the world or this holiday tribute to Hallmark any better). And I determined to spend my energy stirring real love in this world.
For me, in this stage of life, that includes marriage. A husband. And a ...
I Hate Valentines Day: The Anti Valentines Day Anthem
I hate Valentines Day.
I know. I know. I. promise. I. know.
When it comes to Valentines Day, it's my default to be a hater.
February 14th can be brutal if you're grieving a lost love, empty if you're single but don't want to be, disappointing if the one you're committed to neglects to cherish you.
And, let's face it, even if you're head-over-heels in mushy, movie-worthy romance, the Hallmark-ization of the holiday--the merchandising of an ideal as pure as love--doesn't give anyone ...