Happy Valentine’s Day to you all! This year I encourage you to use the holiday to think outside of your normal parameters, to stretch your consciousness a bit.

Have you ever celebrated Valentine’s Day with your Sweetheart? Or at least imagined sharing that perfect, romantic day of deep connection? Of course. Most of us have done this at some time along the way – even if it was during the 3rd grade Valentine’s card exchange.

Have you ever focused on celebrating the day with your own sweet heart? You know, the heart beating in your own chest? Lot’s of people encourage us to find ways to nurture ourselves on this Hallmark holiday designed for couples and capitalism.

But I am going to suggest something altogether different. FALL IN LOVE AND CELEBRATE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY – AS IF MONEY WERE A HUMAN BEING.

Ask yourself what are the qualities in a relationship that you value most? Then explore your relationship with money with these qualities in mind. Do YOU treat the money in your life as if you totally adore, respect and trust it? Do YOU treat the money in your life the way that you would like to be treated?

Unless you have been taking our 6 week series, Currency of Connection, I doubt that most of you have ever conceived of celebrating and adoring your relationship with money. It sounds like a bizarre or even possibly immoral idea. But, I am not suggesting that you WORSHIP money any more than I am suggesting that it is healthy to worship your partner in any human relationship. Instead, I am inviting you to play around with the question of how are YOU showing up in this particular relationship? Have you been placing the blame for your money issues on your partner? How do YOU treat the money in your relationship?

What if you use this holiday to open up to a new relationship – you and the money in your life? What if you choose to make that relationship healthy, respectful, mutually fulfilling, creative, generative and powerful? What would THAT look like?

May you and your Valentine have a special connection this Valentine’s Day!