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Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a day of happiness and love. This is when people send time with their loved one and do something romantic together. This is one of the hottest days for jewelry purchases, roses and chocolate. Restaurants will be packed, as will the movies. However, not everyone has that special someone in their lives to spend this Valentine’s Day.

Not having anyone to share Valentine’s Day with can cause some people to experience a depression. They may even feel as though they are the only one who does not have anyone to spend the holiday with. However, there are many people who lack a special someone to spend this commercial love holiday with. For these individuals, there are some things that can be done to pass this time alone and maybe even find someone to spend next Valentine’s Day with.

One of my favorite activities was to go out to some of the bars that featured the “Meet Markets”. These were activities geared specifically for single individuals where they get to go out, drink and dance, and even potentially meet that special individual. These activities are ideal because they get everyone together, take the pressure out of introducing ourselves and they even provide an activity.

Another thing I like to do when I don’t have a date for the lover’s holiday is to indulge in a girl’s night in. This typically includes ice cream, chick flicks and make-overs. However, this is a very gender specific idea. Men would indulge in a man night, watching sports or what ever else men like to do when they get together. (Sorry, never actually been invited to a man’s night in/out, so I have no idea.)

No matter what I did on Valentine’s Day, I make sure I had fun. Just because I was single, it did not mean that I sat around and sulked. It just meant that I had to try a little harder to ensure that I was not left out in the activities and the fun that is the holiday. You shouldn’t either.

Now, I’m not someone who normally tries to change people’s life or tell anyone how to live. After all, what do I know about your life? What do I know about anyone’s life other than my own life? However, every now and again I stumble across something that touches me and makes me want to share it with others. This is one of those rare things that I came across that I think needs to be shared.

Now, I’m not going to bore you with the whole story although I will give you a link to the website. Here is the gist of the story though. There are 2 men; they are in a hospice care center, getting ready to die. One of them is able to sit up and look out the window, but the other one is forced to stay on his back the entire time and is not able to look out the window.

The man who is able to sit up tells the man who is unable to what he sees. He describes beautiful summer days, parades and other events. The man who could not see out the window sat and enjoyed the stories, closing his eyes and imagining the story. Unfortunately, this was not to last as the man who peered out the window died one morning.

After a few days, the other man asked to be moved next to the window. As he was laying there, he convinced the nurses to help him into a sitting position. When he peered through the window, he found nothing but a brick wall. He was shocked and told the nurses what the other man said was there. The nurse looked at him, smiled and informed him that the other man was blind.

The moral of this story is that one can make any situation into something else. This includes a bad situation, such as being blind and dying. While people are busy worried about every negative problem, it is important to visualize the positive, be thankful for what one has and create new reality for your self.

While I don’t know if this story touches you or not, I know it touched me and it has helped me through some more challenging things that have come into my life. I think this story will continue to help me by reminding me about the different things that I have to look forward to and how to best see the good in every situation.

As promised, here is the post that I found. I don’t know if this is the original posting or not, but it is where I got the story. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2XyoTS/manifestmastermindblog.com/2009/08/changing-view/

As with just about everything else that people can learn about, fashion can be taught through the use of various games. These games are not always geared towards children. Some of these games and programs are geared specifically for adults and help the individual look his or her best no matter what.

These different games and different programs come in a wide variety of mediums. This can include cell phones, game systems and lap tops. These different programs allow people to upload or take photographs of how the individual looks, and then evaluates the image and allows for the changing of clothing and color digitally. These images come with scores that show how good or how bad one looks.

What is really nice with these different programs is that they are not generally programmed to act on the idea of fads. This helps to ensure that one does not look dated, but rather looks more appropriate for his or her age and body type. The program works to match the appropriate color pallets, clothing shape and general appearance of the outfit.

With these programs and games, anyone can become a true fashion professional. These programs help to convey the most fitting images possible and allow one to evaluate not only themselves but those around them as well. This can make even the person that people ask last about fashion the person that they ask first.