44 ways to build your relationships by showing you care

A List of 44 Ways to Show You Care

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Last Updated: May 2022

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With more and more of our everyday life moving online, and the increasing seclusion resulting from the pandemic and work at home movement, it occurs to me that we are losing the little acts of kindness and thoughtfulness that support connection and make us feel seen. And considering the fast pace of our lives we are missing opportunities to create bonds, and so in this article I propose that we schedule in some intentional time to connect and show we care using:​

•  44 different ideas that you can easily use to show your people you love them

​Science has shown that our relationships are one of the key elements that contribute to our overall happiness and success and yet it is also one of the most overlooked.  We often take for granted the ones that we love most in life and assume that they will always be there.  But to have strong relationships we must invest and care for them as we would anything else we hold dear in our lives.  What's better is that what you put out tends to be reciprocated and so with small actions you can start a positive trend fostering and growing the connection in your relationships.
 
As we are all juggling a lot, my suggestion would be to schedule some time each week to dedicate to your most important relationships to ensure that you follow through and have a set the intention to work on your connections and community building.  With that said I have put together a list of 44 different ways that you could show those around you that you care and that you're thinking of them and you can put them into action right away.

44 Ways to Show Those You Love That You Care:

• Handwritten note
• Online photo album with meaningful pictures you put together
• Small gift
• Shout out on social media
• Breakfast in bed
• Appreciation day (see more on this HERE)
• Plan a date
• Music playlist with songs that remind you of them
• Tell them - Pick up the phone
• Sweet notes hidden away for them to find (Lunch box, Laptop Bag, in a Book)
• Bake or cook for them
• Give them your dedicated time
• List the reasons why you love them
• Assorted box of goodies that reminds you of them with explanation
• Framed picture of the 2 of You
• Send them quotes or poems that make you think of them
• Send them a Book on a topic you Know they are Interested in
• Handmade gift (Painting, drawing, scarf, jam, poem, etc)

• Buy them a bottle of their favorite kind of wine with a label made for them (See Example HERE)
• Thinking of you card
• Plan a night or day out for just the 2 of you (sports, concert, movie, etc)
• Plan a weekend trip
• Have your favorite picture of them made into a drawing
• Create a calendar with personal pictures for each month from the past year
• Donate to charity in their name
• Send them a video message
• Give them a monographed gift made personally for them - Click HERE for some Inspiration
• Give them a journal where they can write down their dreams
• Create a personalized video montage made especially for them
• Create a customized scent for them (See example HERE)
• Sign up for a Course together
• Use an App to help you stay in touch & grow your closest relationsips ( See Example HERE)
• Monthly flower subscription
• Postcards
• Babysit for them if they have kids so they can enjoy some free time
• Pre-make their favorite meal for them so that they can just throw in the oven
• Share recipes with them that they would love
• Book them a spa day (or do it together)
• Spread the word.  Tell other people positive things about this person.
• Share a daily motivational quote with a loved one (there is an app for that - See example HERE)
• Put together a Podcast playlist based on topics they would love - (I use Listen notes to put together Podcast Playlists - Check it out HERE)
• Do the 35 Questions Life Interview with your loved one created by Brendon Buchard to create a keepsake for life - Get the Info HERE
• Help Day - Offer them your services for a day for whatever support they may need
• Throw them a surprise get together with close family and friends just because you love them.

​Some of these ideas take no time at all but will leave a lasting impression and impact on your loved ones and that is what matters.  Take some time to be kind and acknowledge your most important relationships you'll be surprised at what you will receive in return.

​Be kind.

Let me know which ideas you are going to try out with those you care about and the reaction you receive in the comments below.  Also, please do share some other ideas to show you care that we can all add to the list!
 
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