February is the month to celebrate Valentine’s Day…to have precious moments with those you love and express your feelings with a gift or simply a greeting card.

From the time we were children and we distributed little cards with big red hearts on them to everyone in the classrooms, a special one for the teacher … and a beautiful cut-out heart box of candy to Mom… we celebrated Love.

LOVE is defined as “Affection, a warm attachment or devotion, an unselfish concern that freely accepts another in loyalty and seeks his good, to feel passion or tenderness and take pleasure in having and/or belonging…” WEBSTER 

Unfortunately, we live in a throw-away world of broken marriages and lost friendships, abusive or evasive relationships and the loneliness of not belonging or of being treated unfairly …all of which may often result in dangerous retaliations.

Never has there been more of a need for “anger management” to control the need of so many to force others to pay for the emptiness and estrangements they suffer.

All you need is love; whether it be from family, friends, pets or your chosen profession; most important is loving what you do in your work and that love of your career must come from you in your love and respect of those you associate with. The joy of working is conditioned by your attitude and, if the joy is not there, it is time to make some changes.

The happiest of people remark, “I really love what I do!” and such love reflects on their love of everything they hold dear…their families, friends, their pets and everyone around them. 

What’s love got to do with it?  If you love what you are doing in your work and career, the beneficiaries will include everyone around you…including yourself.