We may automatically associate Valentine’s Day celebrations with romantic love, but celebrating love needs no pairing.
Whether you’re single again (newly divorced), or just happy being single for the moment, Love needs no special day to be expressed to those around us: family, friends and co-workers or simply strangers for whom you do small acts of kindness—for example, consider making a donation to any cause you feel strongly about, here are some ideas:
- Charity Water – brings clean water to people in need
- Make-A-Wish America – giving children renewed strength to fight their illnesses, bringing families closer together and uniting entire communities.
- Thorn – cutting edge programs that protect children from sexual abuse.
- St Jude Children’s Research Hospital – advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
- Meals on Wheels – delivering meals to seniors
- Best Friends – helping tens of thousands of homeless dogs and cats
If you want to check out any charity you are considering, visit Give.org, Charity Navigator or The IRS’ searchable database of charities.