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title: A Valentine for Family, Community & Planet
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# A Valentine for Family, Community & Planet

- Bluestone Staff
- February 9, 2023

Feature image by [Abhilash Balakrishnan](https://www.pexels.com/photo/heart-drawing-on-brown-sand-6583792/) 

Americans spend an estimated [$21.8 billion on Valentine's Day](https://balancingeverything.com/valentines-day-sales-statistics/). Jewelry, dining out, flowers and chocolates top the list of favorites.  As you think about Valentine's Day this year, ask yourself what will be remembered, what will last and what could even have impact in the future?  And if you're in the anti-Valentine's Day camp, refusing to spend money on a "manufactured" holiday, then it's the perfect time to reflect on love and selfless acts of love with meaning and purpose. 

[![pexels-how-far-from-home-6788862](https://blog.bluestonelife.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-how-far-from-home-6788862.jpg?width=218&height=327&name=pexels-how-far-from-home-6788862.jpg)](https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-flower-on-white-sand-6788862/)And while life insurance may seem like the most unromantic thing on the planet, it is one of the most enduring and selfless acts of love that we can do for the people that we cherish...and with Bluestone that love extends to community and planet.

Our [Premiums with Purpose](https://blog.bluestonelife.com/premiums-with-purpose) are the ultimate valentine — giving love to your family and then to environmental and social nonprofits today and in the future.

While your retirement investments are about the not-so-distant future, life insurance goes well beyond that.  The impact of life insurance is about the protection of people after you're gone *and* creating a legacy that makes life better for others.  It's a  powerful financial tool that not only protects, but also creates a foundation for the future.  

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While legacy is different for each of us and we may define family in many ways, when it comes to love, we generally agree that it is what matters most.   Who do you carry in your heart that you want to give the gift of security, peace of mind, and love for community and planet?

**"here is the deepest secret nobody knows[![pexels-pixabay-2133](https://blog.bluestonelife.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-pixabay-2133.jpg?width=393&height=262&name=pexels-pixabay-2133.jpg)](https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-person-cute-young-2133/)**

**(here is the root of the root**

**and the bud of the bud** **and the sky of the sky**

**of a tree called life; which grows**

**higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)**

**and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart"**

 

**i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)"**

*e.e. cummings*

 

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