Love, Life and Lyrics

"Love is all you need." -The Beatles

They've just celebrated the big 5-0. This auspicious anniversary of the fab four is just in time for the fab 1-4 of February. For all the loveys and all the lonely this Valentine's Day, let us make it about more than just stuffed bears and the scent of roses in the air.

Whether you're a lovey or a lonely this February 14th, we'll all find ourselves out-of-sync and fall out-of-love the other 364 days of the year and for that here are three things you have to have to get through what you have to get through:

1. You need to love yourself:

Be self-deprecating and lose your inhibitions. Snow angels, swinging, sliding, singing: Learn to laugh at yourself and make the things you can't stand about yourself- and think others can't either- into caricatures of your character. Confidence isn't the bi-product of perfection. Confidence is smiling with lettuce stuck in your teeth and not caring about it too much.

2. You need to surround yourself with people you love:

It's good to challenge yourself and test your boundaries: To live outside your comfort zone. You know, however, you are too far out there when you realize that you are in the midst of strangers with whom there's no communication or connection. Regroup and find your circle of family or appoint yourself an additional family made up of friends and allow their love to push you to the limits instead.

3. You need to love your job:

Don't lose your passion for (making a) living. Even if Monday-Friday are monotonous with the same day after day, week after week menial tasks, you can still fall a little in love with all of the dull. You can be a part of the circle of loving friends and family for those who suffer the same syndrome of Bluesday, everyday: A vase full of fresh flowers is like Tylenol for winter depression. A pair of lucky socks under your business shoes is first aid to balance the boa constrictions of double knotted laces. And hey, if you have to spruce up for work, why don't you Seuss up your tie, too, with a fish red or a fish blue? So,

"What's love got to do with it?" -Tina Turner

Everything. (If you did not answer with “Everything,” please re-read steps 1-3.)

All you need is love to prove that anything that drives you crazy is just a possibility to create a love story about your life.