Love

February is a time of year when a lot of folk’s thoughts turn to love and many try to express it through St. Valentine’s wishes. I’ve tried to look up the source of St. Valentine’s Day to better understand just how it came to be celebrated on the 14th of February. There are some conflicting explanations out there ranging from Christian martyrs to paganism, European folk traditions and ancient Greek mythology. There are also some places in the world where St. Valentine’s Day is frowned upon as being a “western tradition,” bringing with it unwanted cultural contamination. Whatever the source, here in North America and in much of the world it has become our modern-day opportunity to express love. Whether celebrated in poetry, delicious chocolates, or words expressed with a hug, it’s a great way to tell others that they mean a lot to us.
Earlier this week Pat Gann, one of our most creative friends, brought in a plate of chocolate dipped cherry “mice” complete with chocolate kiss heads, almond ears and little white candy eyes.Yesterday afternoon while she was already running a myriad of other errands, Karen Gordon found time to drop by leaving us with a loaf of fresh baked bread still warm from the oven! Spontaneous acts of kindness like these say a lot and mean a lot. It really brightens up one’s day. It’s the same way for the person doing the giving – perhaps even more, so if you’re ever having a difficult day or feeling a bit down just do something like that for someone and it’s sure to make you feel better.
In that spirit our slogan for this week is, “Someone you love needs chiropractic.” We write our slogan for the week in English and Spanish on a little dry erase board in the adjusting room here. I speak Spanish, but it’s not my native tongue (I’m still learning). I always try to translate the slogan and sometimes it’s difficult to translate exactly what is meant into another language. But this time it was easy (Alguien que amas necesita quiropráctica) because love just isn’t a difficult idea to translate. I’m thankful for that, too.