More Than A Cookie Cutter Love

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Love has many meanings and depths. Luckily, it's more than just cookie-cutter like the shallow hearts I stamped into the melting snow in my yard recently. The love of nature and our surroundings is expressed with photographs on sites such as Our World. And we're instructed to love our neighbours, even our enemies. So perhaps this Valentine's it isn't selfish to give a little love also to ourselves. As the Buddha said: "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

Love is also a beacon that lures you in and can sometimes stick like the intense flurries that burst on the scene last night. After a relatively flake-free winter in southwest BC, we got our share ... turning my welcoming garden Buddha into a frosty snow cone.


See OUR WORLD to explore more sights from around the globe.

Still the kid I used to be

Visit Postcards From Penelope Puddle and Penelope Puddlisms: BC Life Is A Whale Of A Ride to view more West Coast scenes.

Because the state of our planet is the most pressing issue of our time, link up and learn about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report.

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  1. DeniseinVAFebruary 10, 2019 at 7:11 PM

    I love this image with the hearts in the snow. Thanks for sharing it and also for stopping by, and have a great week :)

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  2. DeniseinVAFebruary 10, 2019 at 7:11 PM

    Mustn't forget, Happy Valentine's Day :)

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  3. David M. Gascoigne,February 11, 2019 at 9:53 AM

    From what I read your flake-free winter is about to come to an end. Seems to me you are in for some serious snow. I suspect that Vancouver is ill equipped to handle it too. Good luck! Stay warm!

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  4. Sallie (FullTime-Life)February 11, 2019 at 6:16 PM

    Your post sounds like the teacher at my Yoga class this morning. Her class was focused appropriately on the Heart Chakra for the week.

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  5. AngieFebruary 11, 2019 at 8:12 PM

    Yes, we are in the best position to love others if we love ourselves first. Thanks for the idea to use my scarf brooches as napkin rings! Love it! Happy Valentine's Day!

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  6. Lady FiFebruary 11, 2019 at 9:46 PM

    I love your Buddha! Enjoy the snow - it looks lovely.

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  7. MarjaFebruary 12, 2019 at 5:35 PM

    Beautiful expression of love and jeez what a lot of snow Your beautiful Buddha nearly disappeared

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  8. David M. Gascoigne,February 12, 2019 at 5:37 PM

    What seems like a thousand years ago when I took PSYCH 101 one of the textbooks was "The Art of Loving" by Erich Fromm, and as I recall one of its central themes was that if you are incapable of self love then you are rendered incapable of loving others.

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  9. Jenn JilksFebruary 15, 2019 at 4:31 AM

    A lovely sentiment. I love the cookie cutter idea!!!

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  10. stardustFebruary 18, 2019 at 5:22 AM

    I like the way how you made the setting to tell your story, as always. I like your garden Buddha, he has a gentle face. He looks like a chef in the last pic. Such a lot of snow is unlikely to happen in my place. It has been unsatisfactory cold, not cold enough for snow or frost, and it’s warming up for the week ahead. Stay warm.

    Yoko

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