Valentines’ Day can be bitter-sweet to some who have lost romantic relationships due to death or separation. There isn’t any way to diminish the loss, but there may be some ways to turn negative feelings associated with the day into more positive ones. Here are a few ideas.
- Bake a pie or chocolate chip cookies and give them to someone who will really appreciate them.
- Offer to help a friend in need clean their house – especially one who is ill.
- Spend a few hours with someone who cannot get out or an elderly person who would treasure the company. Tell stories, listen to theirs, and laugh!
- Offer a ride to someone who cannot drive due to age or illness.
- Take a child to a playground, a fun kids movie, or museum. Kids have a way of making one forget everything else.
- Invite unattached friends for dinner at your house. (See things to avoid -- below)
- Watch your favorite funny movie.
- Write a letter to a friend who lives far away.
- Paint or draw, play music, go to a Zumba class, or spend a good part of the day at the gym.
- Enjoy the day as you would any other, by focusing on the needs of others -- not on your needs.
- In the evening, curl up with a Maine Warmers’ Cozy Sheep, Polar Bear, or Cozy Cat and enjoywarmth and relaxation.
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| Maine Warmers microwave heating pads warm cold hands and bodies |
Things to avoid:
- Sad Movies
- Romance Movies
- Country Western music
- Melancholy books or music
- Negatively focused people
- Restaurants – send out for pizza
- Anything that makes you unhappy
