Will in New Haven wrote:
On Feb 14, 2:59 pm, Ginger-lyn wrote:
It isn't much fun to be alone on this day, feeling like no one will ever
love me again (pity party).

Jackie, on "That Seventies Show," says that Valentines Day is the
holiest day of the year. But I don't take it quite that seriously. "No
romance" isn't the same as "no one loves you." You are loved and, who
knows, romance might be right around the corner. Now whether that's
good or bad is a different question. :-,)

Thank you, Will. I'm not sure I'm ready for romantic love again just
yet. But then, I am an incurable romantic, and love that line from
"Practical Magick" -- "Fall in love as often as you can."

But I got a special and unexpected
Valentine's Day gift that I will treasure.

You may remember me mentioning my cousin Jane, who passed not too long
ago. I still have been mourning all the losses and the lost chance to
say goodbye. I was thinking about Jane today, when there was a knock on
the door. I went down, and there was her son, Steve, and a friend, with
three boxes of astrology and other spiritually-related books of Jane's
that I had asked for if they wanted to pass them along. Since her
daughter is a Jehovah's Witness, I'm sure she was glad to get rid of
them. And now I have books on everything from astrology to Feng Shui.
A nice gift from beyond this world.

I loved you, Jane. You were a great person, and a great cat lover. I
will always miss you. And thanks for the books :-)

I got some of my mom's books when she went. And WooToo, her cat.
Everything she left behind is wonderful to me.

I feel the same way, although there was always strain between my parents
and i. i have very few things they left me, but there are photos and
scrapbooks, and my father's slide rule, and each is a treasure to me.

--
Will in New Haven

Ginger-lyn