How Witches Make Other People Happy

“They’re going to kill my cat!” I thought, finding that the vial of insulin I just bought for my cat was empty!
It was 10:30 pm at night. Time for my cat, Magick, to receive his nightly injection of insulin.

How does a veterinary hospital make up for providing an empty vial with no medicine?
First thing, the veterinary hospital team member can stop and listen. And listen well.

Sometimes, it really looks like people have forgotten how to treat each other with appropriate care.

I have three insights for you.

1. Listen first.
Want to make someone happy? Listen first. Hear them out. Ask them follow-up questions. Treat them like a child of the Gods—which they are.

2. Make conditions so the other person feels cherished.
How do you help a family member or life partner feel cherished? First, you listen to them. Second, you support their hopes and dreams. We look for inspiration in the words of the Goddess:

“For My Law is love unto all beings. Keep pure your highest ideals. Strive ever towards it. Let none stop you or turn you aside.” – The Goddess (in The Charge of the Goddess as written by Doreen Valiente)

A classic scene in old movies is when a gruff father asks a young woman, “Does he make you happy?” He’s talking about a suitor for his beloved daughter.

She replies, “Yes, Daddy.”

Can we really make another person happy?
Maybe not. But we can make conditions, so the other person feels cherished.

Cherished means “protect and care for someone lovingly” (Oxford Languages).

3. Remove obstacles for the person.
Does your loved one have a big dream?
Do you help them have some time to pursue it?
We can do some of the chores to free up their time so they can develop their skills for their dream.
We get inspiration from the words of the Goddess:

“Nor do I demand aught in sacrifice, for behold, I am the Mother of all things, and My love is poured upon the earth.” – The Goddess (in The Charge of the Goddess as written by Doreen Valiente)

4. Ask the Goddess to remove the fog.
Our personal anxiety and worry can be a fog that blinds us to our loved one’s hopes, dreams, and needs.

Life can be so tough. You can ask the Goddess to support you and remove “the fog.”

A Prayer to the Goddess
Dear Lady of the Moon
Lift the fog from my vision.
Strengthen me so I can support my loved one.
May we grow together.
So Mote It Be.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater