Over the past couple of weeks my mom has conveyed to me her desire to receive some small gift from me. Obviously her true desire is not for the gift itself as much as for my attention and affection, which sometimes I may not work as hard to convey towards her.

You see, moms are moms, and they are always thinking or working for the wellbeing of their children, above their own. And I know very well that this is true of my mom.

That is the reason why, I often try to think of some way to convey my feelings to her. A good way is through tokens, such as a small gift or something else that she would enjoy, which to her expresses my love and affection. More often, a quick phone call is my way to let her know that I have been thinking of her and that I appreciate all the things that she does for me.

The truth is that when you start working all the time, you don’t get to spend as much time with those whom you love or care about. But that does not change the fact that your relationship with that person is important to you or to them. That is why you need to figure out a way to continue to invest and maintain your relationship with that person so that it does not lose value!

Relationships are in a sense like flowers!

• They can be many in number; but nevertheless each one needs to be maintained in order to fulfill its purpose in your life.
• Not every flower is the same, but nevertheless each one needs its water of care and affection to grow.
• They don’t all smell or look the same, but each one needs to know that it is appreciated for who they are.
• Or at least they need to know, you know they are there, otherwise they may die!

That is why it is important to invest time and energy in your most important relationships starting first with the people around you like:

• Those who you live with – your family, dear ones
• Those who you know for a long time – your close friends
• Those who you go to school or work with – your classmates, colleagues
• Those who you know directly or indirectly – your acquaintances, strangers

Only you know what is the best way to maintain and grow your relationship(s) with those around you. And only you know what is the best way to invest in those relationships that may need to be restored or started out.

A small token of love and appreciation
As I mentioned at the start of this post, one good way to maintain your relationship with those close or around you is to express your feelings to them through small tokens like: a fresh flower, some sweets, a card, a book or just a one minute phone call or email to say ‘hi :-)’. Anyway, think of something to do for them and make it a habit to do it regularly.

What are you waiting? You know who those close to you are so start doing something about those relationships now