Will
YOU BE ONE
of them?
It was estimated that 1 out of 2 people plan to celebrate
Valentine’s Day
S U N D A Y
but Monday
and some
F I V E D A Y S
l a t e r
is when you can cash in
on all of the
s p e c i a l s. . .
FUNDIVO. com
reports that 54.8%
will in fact celebrate Valentine’s Day. . .
$19.7 Ba-ba-ba-B I L L I O N will be spent. . .
$4.5 Billion will be spent
just in jewelry. . .
$147.00 is the average amount each person spends. . .
25-34 year old’s spend the most on this day for Lovers. . .
Now about those days,
two days,
five days
a week
possibly two week late
s p e c i a l s. . .
Here’s something kind of
j u i c y
and
s p e c i a l:
I like it dirty !
R E A L
real. . .
very, very r e a l
d i r t y
Mud-Puddle LOVE
T h e r e !
It’s out there. . .
I like a love that shows up filthy
and intends on getting muddier/dirtier
by the very moment. . .
L O V E
E t c h e s d i s t i n c t i v e l i n e s
in the D I R T t h a t
D R A W S
Everyone I n. . .
c l o s e r
U N D E R S T A N D,
I love the Hallmark,
Hollywood kind of love. . .
AS PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED
Our kids will bet every time who will cry first,
mom or dad,
when you put the ‘chick-flick’ on. . .
and to be honest,
they’ve not lost a whole lot of money
betting on M E. . .
B A M. . .
I’ll let the tears go,
save your tissues,
let those tears race down my face
to see which hits the beard first.
I don’t care!
BUT. . .
that’s not the kind of Dirty,
muddy,
pot-holed kind of love
I’m talking about. . .
I’m talking about the kind of love
that shows up filthy dirty,
holes in the pants,
gloves crusted in dried dirt,
hat matted with sweat and mud,
shoes with more
‘H O L E T H A N S O L E’
and zipperless coats that don’t hold the heat
and invite a cold that makes the heart shiver
more than a regular beat. . .
THAT KIND OF LOVE
wont’ get you a movie part
or probably even noticed
but it WILL get you remembered. . .
Want to have the most perfect of Valentine’s Days?
S K I P I T !
Seriously,
S K I P I T!
Be more concerned about February 19
or the 28th or even April 14. . .
that’s the Love that’ll matter the most. . .
Love’s a dirty,
muddy-filled pothole
that will jar you
when you least expect it
on a day that has no calendar page assigned to it. . .
Psssssssssssssst:
T H A T ‘ S T H E G O O D N E W S !
s o m e t i m e s. . .
LOVE SHOWS UP
Not quite in the
SHAPE
TEXTURE
COLOR
We expect. . .
And Glorious as it is,
WE MISS IT—
D O N ‘ T
Love doesn’t have to be flowers,
a box of chocolates,
a long look that’ll knock you to your knees,
a kiss that will outlast the ravages of dementia. . .
Love doesn’t have to be perfect
t o b e l o v e !
Love just moves into the most unlikely neighborhoods
when everyone else boards up and moves away. . .
Don’t let the imperfect,
messy,
dirty-hearted
love stop you
from not only doing what your heart does best,
but what another’s needs the most!
May your Love be a
V E R B. . .
and never a Noun!
Now go jump in a mud puddle!
. . .h a p p y v a l e n t i n e ‘ s
D A Y S !
Bobbie Pope says
Awesome words, greatly appreciate your Blog Chuck, greatly appreciate you! See you soon, the Lord Willing.
ChuckBehrens says
ALways appreciate your kind words and thoughts, Bobbie, and more, the Gift of yourself…hope you’ve had the best of Valentine’s Days and that’ll it continue on for you and Don
kevin taranto says
never seen that side of you sound like one of the “beats”,Ill bet you read “on the road”,anyways,I like this side of you!
ChuckBehrens says
Thanks, Kevin; always appreciate your honest, feed back and your support!
Michel Hodges says
Love is…shoveling snow together