Happy Valentine’s Day! As you celebrate this special day with those you hold dear, what are you most thankful for?

I’m thankful today for the love I consistently receive from my most supportive family and friends, and for God’s everlasting adoration. I’m thankful that I have the opportunity on this day to extend a measure of appreciation and kindness to loved ones and strangers alike. Love makes us all sisters and brothers. Remember that today, wherever your path leads you, and don’t forget to shower yourself with affection!

I also wanted to share the results of a recent survey that shows despite our nation’s current economic woes (or maybe because of them?) love outranks careers in importance.

For Valentine’s Day, the hourly job Web site SnagAJob.com commissioned a telephone survey asking 1,000 men and women the importance of love and career as contributors toward a happy life. The result – 75% said a successful relationship with a significant other is more important than a successful career in order to achieve a happy life.

Two-thirds of Americans say that they have either sacrificed their own career for the benefit of a significant other’s or would be willing to do so. Among married people, three quarters say that they have or would be willing to put a significant other’s career first.

“Granted, the workday is more fulfilling if you are able to enjoy what you do,” said Shawn Boyer, CEO of SnagAJob.com. “But, as the survey points out, relationships with significant others, friends and family are more likely the things we will look back on as vital for a happy life. It’s not often easy to balance both a successful career and personal life, but the lucky ones are people who manage to find happiness in both areas. It’s a goal worth striving for all the time.”

Let’s hear from you – What would you do? Or, if you’ve already been in this position, was the choice you made worth it?