10 Simple Ways to Make Someone Feel Loved and Appreciated
Use your words to make them feel beautiful
Philosopher William James once wrote that “the deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”
We all want to feel appreciated because it elicits the idea that our existence matters to someone else. It makes us feel valued and cherished because being appreciated is how we recognize that we’re important to others and that our presence does make a difference in someone’s life.
This is why Nelson Mandela famously said:
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
From a similar standpoint, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl developed an approach to psychotherapy that he called logotherapy. It was built upon the premise that human beings are motivated by a “will to meaning.” In his view, meaning gives us purpose and purpose presents us with the endurance to carry onward through difficult times.
