Your loved ones may call upon you for support today, and you may be dismayed to discover that there is little you can do to aid them directly. Because you are likely in an accommodating mood, your first impulse will likely be to do all you can to take the burden off of the shoulders of friends and family. Consider, however, that the challenges they are facing may be important to their larger journeys of evolution, which means they must face them alone. You can still comfort them and give them support today, and this small contribution to their wellbeing may be precisely what they need at this point in their struggle.

Oftentimes, the only gifts we can give our relatives and friends are sincere love and solid emotional support. There are many trials and tribulations human beings must face on their own, without the direct assistance of outside aid. Yet even when the people we care about are coping with the stresses of such incidents, we can nonetheless comfort them so that they are ready to face the next round of challenges. We may not always understand how much our reassurance means to our loved ones because we cannot see the impact it is having on their overall experience. It is likely, however, that our meager gifts are helping the important individuals in our lives to persevere through difficulties so they can emerge unscathed on the other side. When you do what you can to smooth your loved ones' paths today, they will forever appreciate your contribution to their wellbeing.