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Bringing Aquarian Group energy, we are two personalities and a group soul answering your spiritual growth questions to assist moving you one step forward, leading to many stepping stones onward

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Dear Stepping Stones,

Sometimes I feel like no one cares anymore and sometimes I feel like people do really care but, just don’t show it much.  How can our society bring caring back into everyday life?

The other day I saw a T-shirt that said, “Make a Friend, Change the World.”  This person has decided that friendship is important and may feel the active nature of a friendship makes the world a better place. They may have decided that friendship is a way of sharing their presence with another as an act of caring. Sharing heart felt energy and care, to be inclusive, to be together with someone, to share happy interactions, to share joy, to constructively socialize, to put forth the effort and try as well as to take the risk of extending oneself out in friendship, is worth it because it makes the world a better place for us all. We all wish for someone to care about us and when we know we are cared for, it raises our attitude and altitude to share that care with others.

We can show our care through our body, heart and mind. We can have a relaxed body and free hand movements that invite others in. Eye contact, a calm face and a smile can project interest and engage another. Our voice actively connects with others and its tone can reflect care. Heart energy is about being open and accepting of where another is at. Use the mind to take a higher perspective, a broad view and see the grand picture of life. Considering care within ourselves can build that energy in one’s aura and sharing care builds grace in our life.  Encouragement and appreciation shared through the body, heart and mind assists others in feeling safe and cared for.

Know one’s care by knowing oneself. This all starts with self-acceptance and integrating the idea for ourselves and others that when things don’t go as we wanted, it’s not a mistake but, a learning experience. Let go of old feelings and move out of stagnation to anything that is more constructive. Just doing something can move one out of anxiety and move one back to the natural state of caring. Participate in group activities and community events, contribute through volunteering, attend performing arts such as plays and musicals, view artwork, enjoy nature – all can help us feel better through positive interaction by sharing with care through the act of showing up, being part of the community and attending social events.

Knowing oneself includes knowing the messages in our head come from different parts of ourselves. The personality/ego will have a view of desires and wants. The thinker has beliefs and needs. Our soul and conscious sits between these two opposing positions. It draws on the strength of the heart and all the heart experience. This heart/super-conscious space can analysis life from a higher perspective as a judge and arbitrator to combine the personality/ego and thinker’s point of view to find the best way forward. Asking questions can take one to a higher mind space allowing one to sort and know motivations before making a decision. These steps of self-discovery lead us to our human wish to care for ourself, about humanity, all life forms and the Earth’s well-being.

The heart cares; this is a guidance that can be trusted. It’s about finding that space and embracing caring as an essence to share. Caring can be a guiding mantra to get in touch with each day as an active practice. Encourage yourself to reflect caring in your everyday activities and accept caring in return from others. When we are willing to share the encouragement of our care through respect, acceptance and appreciation with all, we become more connected. The world is a beautiful place that loves and supports us. We live on a beautiful planet that loves, cares and supports us. Send that beauty, love, care and support back out to the world.