This is episode 179.

Stop mothering your mother with Gina.

Welcome to Over It and On With It.

I'm your host Christine Hasler, and for over a decade I've been a life coach, speaker, and author.

Each week you'll hear me work directly with a caller as I coach them through a goal they want to accomplish

or an obstacle they may be facing. I'll provide a blend of practical and spiritual advice as well

as tangible actions you can apply to your own life. Now let's get on with the

episode.

Welcome back to the show everybody and happy Valentine's Day. If you're listening

to this when the show comes out, Valentine's Day is tomorrow.

And, you know, I send out an email about this yesterday.

I used to really hate Valentine's Day, well, when I was single. If I had somebody in my life then, oh, it was fun. But during my single

years, especially my single years where I was really longing for a relationship, I would just want Valentine's Day to be over.

I just ignore it completely or I'd get on the bandwagon that it's just some Hallmark holiday

to get us to spend money. Listen, no matter how you feel about the Hallmark Holiday of Valentine's Day,

and no matter what your relationship status is, is celebrating a day that focuses on love so bad.

To me, Valentine's Day is about just that love.

It's not about your relationship status.

And it's about all kinds of love, not just the kind you have for a romantic

partner the love you have for your friends your children your pet your parents

love so can we just celebrate that? And do we need a special day to earmark it? Well, not

necessarily, but a lot of us take love for granted. And so to have a day that brings us back and reminds us of the importance of love, I don't think is such a bad thing.

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