How are you?

When was the last time you send a message to a friend and ask how is he/she doing?

There's this one thing I told myself to do this year is to reply messages as soon as I can and send a message to my family or friends once they came into my mind. Or simply ask a friend how she/he is doing during quarantine or just a little "take care" message when I know a friend is going through some hard times, ask my pregnant friends how they are doing etc.

A little gesture that is so simple might change someone's mood or makes them feel better, so why not doing so? Some will genuinely tell me their news and updates, some just give me a double tap on the message, some won't even type a word to reply to me, that's totally OK.

What matters is that I express my love and care for the person. How they receive it or react to that is up to them.

Social media becomes a huge part of our lives, we post photos and stories and they don't necessary reflect how we feel and what's going on in our lives, and so, I want to close the gap between reality and what has been shown in social media, at least to the people that I know and care.

I encourage you to do the same, check on your friends and connect with them :)