How To Be A Caring Person | A Core Value

How To Be A Caring Person| A Core Value

It is easy to get wrapped up in our day-to-day life. As our daily grind travels on; days, weeks, even months may go by without us realizing that we haven’t taken the time to care about others or ourselves. The core value of caring is simple to cultivate and doesn’t take too much but has a great impact. Follow this guide to learn how to be more caring.

A basic human need is to want to be cared for and be cared about. It feels good to have someone listen to us with full presence and compassion as we all have a voice that needs to be heard and valued.

Being a caring person to others is sometimes more difficult. With our hurried society, we sometimes fail to pause and listen. We miss the opportunity to help someone near to us by simply listening to them.

What Are The Qualities of a Caring Person?

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines caring as, “Feeling or showing concern and kindness to others.” Caring shows that we are eager to help others, pay attention to detail, and are consistent with those actions.

Qualities of a caring person include:

Compassion– A caring person has the awareness of someone’s suffering and does something to alleviate the pain, even if that means just listening to them vent about their pain or frustration.

Acceptance– Accept others. Now, acceptance doesn’t necessarily mean that you agree with their thoughts or actions, it simply means to accept them for who they are at that moment.

Respect– Along those lines, a caring person considers another’s values and opinions to be important to them…. even if they are different than yours.

Good Listener– A caring person is an empathetic listener. She has the ability to put herself in another’s situation. When speaking with others, be fully present in the conversation and pay attention to detail in what they are saying.

Why is Caring Important?

The act of caring is important because it creates deeper bonds as individuals lean on each other for emotional support.

Caring for others teaches important virtues such as patience, understanding, and loyalty that benefit individuals in both their personal and professional lives.

5 Ways To Show You Are A Caring Person

It takes a real conscious effort to show those around you that you care about them and how much you appreciate them. Do your actions show it?

Develop the qualities of a caring person: Those qualities include being polite, considerate, generous, affectionate, patient, understanding, loving, and forgiving. While that’s a tall order, a caring person will go out of their way to make others feel special and to make them happy or feel more confident in themselves. They are sensitive to other’s feelings.
Remember the details: Practice remembering people’s names, important dates, and events, their favorite foods, etc. By making the effort to remember the details, you will make a person feel valued and give you a conversation starter for the next time you see or talk to them.
Have regular check-ins: Take a few moments to check in with friends and family regularly. Shoot them a quick text or forward them a news article that may be of interest to them. Now I know you can’t do this with every acquaintance you have but make an effort to identify those most important to you and check in with them frequently. For others, let them know when you are thinking of them.
Act out of love and kindness: Deliver small acts of kindness while expecting nothing in return. This can be as simple as paying other’s compliments, saying thank you, or smiling and saying hello to those you pass by.
Do something nice for somebody else EVERY day: Thank the mailman or garbage collector, say something nice to the cashier, give a phone call to a lonely relative, volunteer for a cause…..you know- the small things.

Simple Actions To Take Now

Separate yourself from negativity. Protect your energy from the influence of negative people and things that take from your positive outlook. Turn off the news.
Set your intention to be a loving and caring person. Take a moment and think about those you care for and why you love them then be present. Be kind to those you do not know.
Learn to cultivate empathy. Put yourself in other’s shoes and look at things from a different vantage point. Pause and try to understand their motives and reasons for their actions.- Look at a different vantage point.
Learn to forgive. This one is often difficult, but holding a grudge is like poison. Forgive not only others but yourself as well for past transgressions. Focus on the healing process rather than the bad thing that may have happened as it’s not the bad things that happen to us that define us, but rather how we react to those transgressions.
Uplift others. Smile, pay compliments, listen to others with full presence.
Care for yourself. Taking care of yourself is just as important as taking care of others. By taking care of your own physical, emotional, and spiritual health first, you will be more available to care for others. When you are in a good place, it’s much easier to care for others.

Affirmations

I touch others with a soft, kindhearted smile
I am compassionate and understanding
The beautiful intentions of gentle, sweet service are within my heart
I am thoughtful of others
I am empathetic
Taking care of myself as much as others allows me to be more caring
Empathetic concern for others opens doors to healing and compassionate connections inside and out
I am able, accepting, calm, and caring
I am confident, caring, and capable.

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The Last Thing You Need to Know About How To Be A Caring Person

We all benefit from kindness in caring for people. Follow these guidelines to be a more caring person and you will find that not only are you caring for others, but will also be happier with yourself.

Please comment below on how you care for others and yourself.