Feed your tribe

Feeding the tribe is one of the most important things you could do and yet so simple.

When you think about the people around you, your friends, family, etc. they are your "tribe". How do you feed your tribe? What do you do for the people around you?
You don't have to be a parent to have a "mom tribe". You just need to be a human being.

When you are going to a friends house, stop and get them a coffee, or pastry. Nine times out of ten if you ask what they want, they will tell you "oh it's okay, I don't need anything" but that's their way of being nice. Maybe they don't have any cash and don't have the heart to ask if they have to pay you back. Just get something anyways. If you are grabbing a vitamin water for yourself, grab another. It's the simple things that can really make someone's day. It reminds them that you care. And it teaches them to also be giving.

If you are at the store and walk by the card section and they have the current holiday cards out, pick one out! They have a .99 cent section. It won't break your bank. Send it to someone you are thinking about.

If you don't "feed your tribe" then you could slowly lose your tribe.
You need to remind the people around you that you think of them, care about them, and truly value their presence in your life.

But here is the catch, you can't expect the same in return. Everyone is different. You might have that friend that never gets you coffee, never buys you birthday gifts, never pays you back. But maybe that friend is ALWAYS there when you need a shoulder to cry on. Maybe they pay you back in a different way.

Relationships go both ways but that does not mean they have to be the exact same way. Think about a romantic relationship. You probably (hopefully) spoil each other, but I would guess it would be in different ways. My hubby buys me flowers, very often. But I don't buy him flowers. I spoil him in other ways, whether it's new clothes, candy, etc.

Feeding your tribe will only result in happiness. You, in return, will be fed.
I have built a huge tribe. My tribe consists of mommas, friends, family, neighbors, and more.
I have neighbors who will give me an egg at the drop of a hat. I have preschool moms that will pick up Jaymeson for school, and bring me a donut. I have friends that brought many meals after Leonora was born and still continue to bring things. I have friends I trade childcare with so that we aren't just paying each other, instead we are helping each other. And the list could go on forever. This is the tribe I have built. What tribe do you have? What do you want to be surrounded with when you need someone?

Karma is a real thing and there is nothing but positive that can come from being a giving, caring person.