Loving the Lonely Ones...

I realise it's been a looooonnnnngggg time since I signed on and wrote a blog.  Not sure why - I got busy, got out of the habit etc etc.  But Valentines day seemes to be a propitious time to pick it up again.

I've been pondering on love this morning.  How it can be so hard to find, and sometimes, so hard to hang on to. But love comes in many guises and we should throw that love out there, regardless. Friends, family, children, pets, gardens, favourite books - what's not to love?

But I also spare a special thought for those without love in their lives - the lost, the lonely, the isolated and the aged or ill. Or just those who can't feel the love around them.  These are the people who need it most.

Valentines Day can be bittersweet. While the lucky celebrate it with their loved ones, for others it only highlights the hole in their lives. Lets make it less Commercial (with a capital C), and focus on more tender and loving kindness in the world...