Spreading kindness by sending a random appreciation text to your best friend.
We all have that one friend who is constantly doing the most but never really stops to hear how great they are. Maybe they just finished a brutal mid-term week or they finally hit a new personal record at the gym. You see it, you think ‘wow, they are killing it,’ and then you go back to scrolling. Stop right there. That thought in your head is a gift, and keeping it to yourself is a missed opportunity for a major glow-up in your friendship.
Send the text. It does not have to be a deep, emotional manifesto. It can be as simple as saying that you saw something that reminded you of them or that you are proud of how they are handling their business. These ‘thinking of you’ pings are like little batteries for the soul. They remind people that they are seen in a world that often feels like it is just full of noise and notifications.
Life moves fast, and we often assume our people know we love them. But validation is a real human need, not a sign of weakness. When you hype up your friends, you are building a circle of confidence that eventually reflects back on you. It is about creating an environment where everyone feels like they are winning because they have a squad that notices.
One text can pull someone out of a spiral they did not even tell you about. You never know what kind of day someone is having on the other side of that screen. Be the person who interrupts the doom-scrolling with a genuine compliment. It takes ten seconds to be the highlight of someone’s entire week.
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