The Sweetest Day is Always one with Love

The Sweetest Day is Always one with Love
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Today, many Midwesterners like myself acknowledge a sweet holiday - Happy Sweetest Day. ICYMI, Happy Sweetest Day is celebrated every third Saturday in October to honor the loved ones in your life (with romantic deeds or expressions). Many people outside the Midwest region have never heard of "Happy Sweetest Day." An ex-girlfriend of mine actually thought I made up this holiday in efforts to impress her. Like the Honest Abe I am, I told her the truth and probably lost some cool points that day...sigh.

Honestly, it doesn't matter if you celebrate Happy Sweetest Day or not. I'm here to tell you that the sweetest day is always one with love. I know that line sounds like the opening sentence of a Hallmark card but it's not. I believe it's the truth because love is essential to being fulfilled in life. Whether you're young or old, love (real love) can change your world. Love can protect and serve. Love can nurture and provide. Love can uplift and motivate. Love can be your hero in shining armor if you allow it in its truest and purest form. First things first, you have to be willing to accept love and appreciate its role in your everyday life.

Think about when the last time someone said "I love you" to yourself. Now, think about the last time you told someone "I love you." How did it make you feel? How did it make the other person feel? Did you really mean it? Did they really mean it? For me, it was my 95-year-old Grandpa in Des Moines, Iowa. My sister and I chatted with him via Skype on Thursday. It always trips me out that Grandpa is still alive - that man has seen it all. However, I shouldn't be surprised because his mother lived to age 99. I truly appreciate each moment we get with him because of his age. Each time we talk, I always remember the love he has for hunting/fishing TV shows and vanilla cream-filled cookies. Even though I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV, I believe Grandpa is still alive because he feels loved.

If you don't feel loved each day, I want to take this time to personally say, "I love you." I have so much love inside my heart, I can spread some good cheer to whomever needs it, including the people who do feel loved. Being able to enjoy another day in life with love is sweet enough for me. Each time I'm able to thank God for blessing me right now is sweet enough for me. Currently, I don't have a "sweetie" AKA girlfriend/finacee/wife in my life, but you know what? Life is still sweet enough for me because I feel the love, baby. My bank account hasn't reached its full potential but it's sweet enough for me. You get the picture.

As a young thundercat growing up in Saginaw, Michigan, I always thought Happy Sweetest Day was a necessary holiday. It was another day to show the people you love some love. Now being the 32-year-old hopeful (not hopeless) romantic I am, I still believe in the Happy Sweetest Day principle. However, I apply it to every single day, just one special day that only good-hearted Midwesterners can appreciate.

Happy Sweetest Day, y'all - may every day for the rest of your life be SWEET!

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