Sometimes my quirky sense of humour gets the best of me ... Life is too short to take things too seriously. I wanted to write well on the theme of love, but the line “What's love got to do with it?” kept popping into my head.
February has been seen as the “Love” month for as long as I can remember. But my curiosity wondered why the Co-op store in my Manitoba hometown also had Feb as Apple month. Why would you highlight wrinkling apples after five months in cold storage? While trying to find out if the fruits were still featured, I checked out a website for National Awareness Themes, and Love did not officially make it on the February list, although it appears to be an American based list. The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation promotes Feb as heart awareness month. Home base for love is the heart, although it may not be the literal pumping muscular organ. One disturbing statistic I found on the Heart and Stroke website is that:
“Every seven minutes in Canada, someone dies from heart disease or stroke” (Statistics Canada, 2011c).
Although love covers a multitude of
sins (isn't that scriptural?) it may not clean out your arteries. So
if an apple a day keeps the doctor away, perhaps a hug a day, may
keep the love flowing. It is sad to me that heart disease is one of
the leading causes of death. Don't you wonder how that statistic
would translate for the spiritual heart?
My wish is that I will Live every day of my life, not merely be alive. And loving is a healthy exercise for the heart.
If your curiosity is piqued read the themes for the month of Feb. While we are inundated with
things we need to be aware of, thank goodness you don't have to try
to remember any of these monthly themes.
So “What's love got to do with it?”
Everything, “the earth is full of his unfailing love.” Ps 33:5 NIV.
Lukewarmness I account a sin, as
great in love as in religion. Abraham Cowley
February is known as:
- Body Awareness Month (I am quite aware my body ain't working the way it used to.)
- Heart Disease Awareness Month (Heart And Stroke in Canada)
- Heartworm Awareness Month (for the dogs)
- National National Awareness Month Awareness Month (Is that like a double negative?)
- Sinus Pain Awareness Month -- I guess March just wasn't good enough for them...They moved
- Termite
Awareness Month (I would prefer not to be aware of termites)
While
running late may not qualify for cardio, showing love after
Valentine's Day is good for the heart.
