Your emotional connection to your family today may have you feeling moody as you experience their highs and lows. You may be feeling vulnerable to their mood swings, which may have little to do with you directly. When we care about people, we are affected by their feelings. We have a natural sense of empathy that allows us to pick up on their slightest shifts so that we can care for them. We can show understanding for our family members' feelings and do our best to help without letting the emotion affect us unduly. We can more easily be there to support each other with a clear mind if we remain calm and anchored in the peace within. Though you may empathize with your family members and loved ones today, you can remain at peace within yourself.

There are many times when loved ones are reacting to their own experiences but take their frustrations out on us because they feel safe with us. We do not have to react to this personally. Instead we can realize that it has nothing to do with us and express sympathy for their situation. Knowing that their mood is not about us frees us to continue along our own path and not be sidetracked by theirs. By standing in our truth and peace, we may help keep them from escalating their emotional state. Today we allow our loved ones to experience their emotions without making them our own.