Why learning how to give a great massage is better than chocolate or flowers...

1. You'll NEVER have to worry about it going stale or withering, and you won't have to go the store to get it.
2. ALL you need is your hands to give a great gift anytime, anywhere - you don't need water or a vase
3. It only gets better with age and experience - massage allows you to feel more over time
4. It's far less expensive and infinitely more valuable - it's great for your health and your love life
5. Once you know the techniques to give a great massage, it will last you and your partner a lifetime
6. Massage releases powerful endorphins which make you, the giver, AND the receiver feel good - you'd have to eat tons of chocolate to get similar results
7. Massage doesn't have any calories - giving a massage burns calories not stores them away
8. A great massage turns even the most stressed out person into puddy and literally makes them feel good
9. Massage itself makes you tingle from head to toe - it increases circulation and soothes the nerves
10. Massage, if done well, deeply relaxes the body and paves way for more unbridled passionate experiences...It's relaxation that allows you feel and enjoy more...

Valentine's Day Gifts - Express Your Love!!!

Valentine's Day is all about letting people know we love and care about them. Today an article graced my inbox, reminding me of the tremendous value of expressing your love to the people in your life. In our busy days, we easily take our feelings for granted and assume the people closest to us know how we feel - know they're loved and appreciated.

The article explained that letting people know you love them is the truest gift of the heart. The fulfilling aspect of love is telling and showing someone you love them. Stating your love without expectation can make a huge difference in another's life and take a relationship to a deeper level. Saying "I love you" builds trust and transform fears that block us from enjoying growing levels of love within ourselves.

Personally, I am a big love expresser. This article affirmed why I enjoy it so much! The main reason- it feels great! It brings me so much joy to express my love. Love is the highest expression of the self. I also simply like knowing at the end of the day, no matter what else I did, I truly loved with all my heart.

After all, love is one of the precious few treasures we have to enjoy that's unmatched by anything else in life. No one else can create it or take it away. The beauty and pleasure of love is experienced through expression, not witholding.

For many people, expressing feelings and affection can be a new experience, especially if it wasn't practiced in their homes growing up. It's easy to grow past that today. All we have to do is choose to express our true feelings and enjoy the act of love. We can pave the way. In my own experience, for example, it was so freeing when as an adult I began to tell family members I loved them. Some had never spoken these words- not to my knowledge. Now they say I love you freely, too! It's almost as if they were waiting for someone to give them permission- to break the ice.

Valentine's Day can be a great "ice breaker"! Valentine's Day opens closed doors, promoting the expression of love, even if inspired by this special occasion. The hidden gift of Valentine's Day to the world is that each year it reminds us to express our love. Valentine's helps us to recall how gratifying it is open our hearts. It reminds us of our birthright to love freely - to give and receive love. I never really thought about how Valentine's Day might be transforming the world, one expression of love at a time.

Most everyone agrees the best Valentine's Day gift is the gift from the heart that says, 'You are special. I adore you. I love you just the way you are."

The best Valentine's Day gifts that come to mind are true acts of love and appreciation. In the coming weeks, I hope we can all share some the best Valentine gift ideas from the past or for the future and grow a little more love in the world...

50 Days Until Valentine's Day!!!!!!

Welcome to our Valentine's Day gift ideas blog! Every year people try to get more creative in surprising special people in their lives on this day dedicated to expressing love. No pressure...

We've created this blog so we can share lots of great Valentine's gift ideas and special ways you've celebrated this day. We're not letting it sneek up on us this year and doing the grab-the- corner-flowers routine and you don't have to either!

Let's have some fun and some laughs sharing our best and maybe THE worst Valentine's Day ideas. We look forward to hearing from all of you. 50 days and counting....