yep! i'm a valentine nut!
always have been - even BEFORE i was in love!
cause i figure valentine's day is about spreading love,
rejoicing in love and yes...even BEING LOVE!
ohmygosh! what a cool thought, huh?
so leave all that romantic baggage on the curb,
and come hang out with us and think about
living love!
and come celebrate valentine month with us!
~terri and the guys

NEW STUFF!

loving yourself
(greeting card)

are you loving yourself today???
i'm loving you!

inner verse - 'join me! and we'll
celebrate your being here!'

way beyond
(print)


she was scared, there had been so many disappointments, so many shattered beliefs. to turn and embrace this fully, to commit her all to it - scared her. and yet, deep in her heart of hearts, she believed and she knew there was magic in that commitment and she knew that magic went way beyond the two of them

a vow to my partner
(now in a new smaller size!)

i will be mindful of the act of loving you every day of my life.
i will not take you for granted,
but will keep my eyes open
to the treasure that you are, allowing room for your individuality and your own uniqueness.
i will not try to bend you to my ways, but rather open myself to your ways as being part of who you are....(cont'd)

valentine's for the ones
we lost yet still love so much...

even when
(greeting card)

'you told me i was beautiful and showed me how to trust. you told me i fit with you and showed me how to love. you held me. and i held you back, never wanting it to end. and we grew a love that lives forever - even when we can't.'

inside verse -
'i will always love you.'

forever
(greeting card)

borders and walls and passages can't stop it, can't make it disappear. because it's boundless and deep, and real, and ours. changing form, it lives forever - in my heart, in your spirit - the love we so reveled in, the love that is ours, lives on forever.

inside verse - 'i will always love you.'

i hold you
(greeting card)

my hero always, believing in me, giving me the place to fit and belong - i hold you in my heart and i honor with all that i have the love we were so privileged to touch.

inside verse - 'i will always love you.'

yet you're not
(greeting card)

' you're gone. yet you're not. never having left my heart. does the world understand that you'll never really be gone? the love i have for you, the love you so freely gave me, whirls in my heart and beats against my lungs. and my soul screams that our love lives on forever - and you will never truly be gone.'

inside verse - 'i will always love you.'

i absolutely always insist that valentine's day isn't just about romantic love. it's all kindsa loves. that being said tho, if we've lost a love for any reason, it can be a really rough reminder that day. sometimes when i'm down about missing someone, it really helps me to remember favorite memories and share them and just enjoy feeling them again. so what we'd like to do is invite you over to the bone sigh arts facebook page today, or tomorrow, or valentine's day, or ANY day this month that you want to share a good memory about a valentine you're missing and post it on our facebook wall! it'll be nice for all of us because that helps another post theirs, and another theirs! and it helps us all remember! don't be shy. come on by and spread your love.

* our totally beautiful friend, terri swain, came thru after our last newsletter mentioning all our loved ones with cancer. she's a survivor and has had quite a history with dealing with cancer. she just recently underwent some surgery for her second time around with it all and she' got a blog about it! she's also offered her personal email for anyone who might need to talk about cancer. (terri@thehrconsultant.com) she wants to be there if you need some help. how cool is that?! she's one of the friendliest people on the planet, don't be shy, drop Terri S. a note if you're feelin' like you could use a little support! she's wonderful! and terri, thank you!

* yet another teri, also a totally beautiful friend, just told me her novel was up as a kindle ebook on amazon! i read the write up on it and it sounds awesome! those of you with kindles, head on over and check it out!!! yay for teri!!!

* okay, seems i'm on a roll here with beautiful friends! and feeling pretty lucky to know you guys...christie is our wonderful person of the month this month! i got so excited to have her with us for february. i'm not sure why i think angels and valentine's go together.....but i do!! and christie offers angel readings! how cool is that?! i've had an angel reading with christie as well as some other cool things she offers and i've always been filled with such a good feeling when i'm done. i truly love what she offers. go check her out, and keep her in mind for a fun and different valentine gift!!

* oh gosh have we got a song you're going to love!! ohmygosh i have it going as i type here and i just can't get over how incredible it is!! jen wrote and sings this....and has been so gracious to share it with us. when she sings 'don't be scared little girl' i swear i get goosebumps every time. i wasn't sure how to include the lyrics, so we posted them on the others' sighs page on our site. so you can find those here and you can just go hear the song right here!look on the side and you'll see a buncha songs...jen's is called 'the door.'

*i got a treat in the mail the other day! i got my very own copy of 'horse to water.' it's a 'thrival bible' and it truly does make you think of a bible! it's got affirmations, and quotes, and health tid bits and yoga stuff and everything you can think of in it! it's even got a bone sigh in there....altho i still have yet to find it - there's THAT much in there!! it's really really awesome! you can check it out here. and to D.A. - high five to you, it's an awesome job you did!

i was thinking recently of how i wanted to show the people in my life i loved them. but then, kinda almost by accident i remembered to include MYSELF in that group!!! i just shake
my head sometimes with how much i forget myself!!! so i wanted to be sure to say -

if you're even thinking you don't have a valentine this year - you are sooo mistaken! cause you have YOU!! and that's one heck of a great valentine to have! so if you go browsing around our site for love stuff.....there's two spots you wanna keep in mind. we've got your 'love section' here. AND! we've got a whole 'self love section' here!!! (did you notice the 'self' in the name of that section?!!)

however you celebrate, don't forget to love yourself this valentine's day and of course, EVERY darn day!!

a vow to my heart
(print)

i will work on the act of listening to you
and my listening abilities will grow.
i will honor those things you relay to me and act upon them. when i act upon them, i will know that i am living my truth and owe no explanations to anyone.
i will believe in your ability to accept all emotions
and will not close down to protect you.
i will direct my energies and my power to a place
that will strengthen you,
not deplete you.
i will follow you in the way i wish the world
would follow you.
the child of the universe and the heart shall meld
and we shall dance as one.

commitment
(print)

it is in the commitment to trust
that mountains begin to move.
it is in the commitment to love,
that walls begin to crumble,
and it is in the commitment to one's self
that worlds unimagined begin to become real.

after all
(our love book)

for those who believe in love...

as you go about your month this february,
don't forget to -

honor yourself!!!