Your understanding of the role your loved ones have played in shaping your life may mature today. As the sacrifices your family and friends have made to propel you toward your goals becomes clear, you will likely feel a deep and overwhelming sense of gratitude. A need to express your thankfulness can inspire you to put your feelings into words or conceive of a gesture that is representational of the admiration you feel. You may discover that your earnest displays of devotion appear most sincere when you make a conscious effort to offer up your gratitude selflessly. Though you may not receive any response to your overtures of affection today, rest assured that the gifts and kind words you give others today will likely have a profound strengthening effect on your relationships.

Devotion given freely without expectation of recompense is the mortar with which solid, everlasting relationships are built. Too often we offer love and affection for the sole purpose of inspiring a favorable response in the individuals we care for. Adoration that is a pure expression of emotion, however, is far more touching. The recipients of your loving gestures and words won't feel compelled to offer an immediate response and will thus have time to revel in the blissful warmth your affection instills within their souls. Your affection will bind you and your loved ones together when they recognize that you have not allowed fears of vulnerability to affect your feelings. When you articulate your feelings openly today, you will enter a new realm of intimacy with your loved ones.