This is something I strive to do each and every single day, especially with my family. Even though I am 22 I still live with them. I still believe that no matter what age I am or will be, I still and will always love my family.
I always strive to make my parents happy even if there are times when I might do things that my parents might disagree on, I always try to make them see that I still love them no matter what happens to me or what I choose to do.
There is a reason we do volunteer work, bring flowers to a friend in the hospital, or buy a special gift for someone we love when we're out shopping: It makes us happy. Sometimes, in fact, being kind and considerate to others actually benefits us more than the people we're helping.
Even if our activity starts out as a chore or an obligation, rather than something from the heart, it can become a joy to us, as well as to those who benefit from our efforts.
This last part helps me realize that each day I am making a contribution to my family, especially my mom, because every day she works from 8 am to 5 pm and the job that she does every day is tough and tyring so I am always grateful to be helping her in whatever way possible; by either cooking her supper, doing the house-cleaning chores every Saturday and ironing her clothes. She always comes home really tired so me knowing that I am helping her makes her happy and comfortable coming home knowing that she will not have to clean the house or iron her clothes, she can be comforted in just thinking that she will rest only. The only day she cooks is on Sundays.
"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Is there something I can do to delight another person today? It doesn't have to be big or spectacular. A simple message expressing how much I appreciate someone's friendship can be very powerful.
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