Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who received it.

Karl Menninger

Receiving a loving hug from a parent or perhaps a smile from a friend or even a stranger gives us a special feeling inside. We know that we are important to others, when they show us their love through attention. We sometimes forget that we matter to others. Family members and friends feel good in the same way, when we show them our love.Everyone needs to be loved.

How can we show our love? Must it be through a hug? Doing a favor for someone is loving. Helping around the house or the yard is loving, particularly when we have volunteered our help. Giving an unexpected gift to a friend is a way of showing love. Showing others we care, even when they are angry, is perhaps the nicest of all expressions of love.