Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is such a sweet day.  Yes, yes.  Hallmark and candy companies have made the day into a big spending circus, but I still love it for its slight corniness and lovey dovey ways. 

I mean, think about it.  In our rushing around like a chicken with it's head cut off, it's easy to forget the people who make our life worth living.  Sometimes we NEED a circus to smack us in the head to remind us to slow down and remember!

And let's be honest. V day really is an easy excuse to show people how much you love them.  It doesn't take much, of course.  A card, an email, a phone call.  It's the process of thinking about it, making your plans, and then doing it that's fun!

So what can you give your loved ones besides hugs and kisses?  Jewelry of course!  Hearts and the color red are the most popular, but what I've found is that heart STONES can be a wonderful gift. 

Rhodochrosite is strongly associated with the heart and its energies of love and compassion. Some call it “the stone of love and balance,” because of the soothing warmth of its energy. It is also thought to influence creativity and intuition. It is linked to the Heart and Solar Plexus chakras.

Rose Quartz, like all of the quartzes, is a great channeller and transmitter. Its pink color builds upon this and makes it the stone of unconditional love, a love without boundaries or conditions of any kind. It embodies the energy of the Heart chakra and is often used for assisting meditation practices of compassion as well as for connecting with the great body of the mother earth.

So think outside the box this Valentine's Day.  But no matter what you do, make sure you do SOMETHING.  Even a phone call goes a long way.