Happy Valentine’s Day Out there! I hope that everyone has exciting plans to enjoy the holiday with the special people in your lives.
So I picked a cactus as a present for my oldest daughter for Valentine’s Day and I am not sure what this subconsciously means about the way I feel about love and Valentine’s Day. Have I become so cynical about love that I think if I dare to get close to someone I will surely get hurt, or shall I say pricked in the case of our cactus? I have been single for quite a while. Have I given up on love? I am not sure what it means but the traditional roses just did not seem fitting and I could not bring myself to buy them for her. After growing concerned that I may be passing my cynicism about love and particularly this holiday down to my daughter I decided to explore what the cactus symbolizes. Maybe this would help me understand why I wanted to give her this prickly present for Valentine’s Day.
I found a few different explanations for the symbolism of the cactus. According to Wiki Symbolism the cactus symbolizes endurance and warmth. Wiki Answers added maternal love, courage and stoicism. These don’t seem like such bad things to pass along. I am happy I found the reference to maternal love seems as it makes my gift seem very appropriate now.
Again, Happy Valentines Day!
