Whenever I go off travelling somewhere the most common thing friends and family ask when I get back home is “what was the highlight of your trip?”

That’s easy for me to answer, by far my favourite experience was all the amazing people and connections I made along the way. Some connections and friendships I know I’ll have forever. And we might not always be in close contact or even get to see each other again, but they will always have a little piece of my heart.

It reminded me of all the special people I’ve met in my past and lost contact with over the years. So I’ve recently re-connected with some old friends via social media and email. And what a treat this has been.

An old school friend told me how much she’d missed me after I had left and that she thinks of me often. Another friend wrote me a beautiful letter saying how much I’d touched their life and how sad they were when we’d lost contact. And another reminded me of what a charming, intelligent, generous, fun, full of adventure, non-judgement and easy to be around person I was. I was positive glowing for days after hearing all these words.

This made me think that perhaps I don’t tell my friends and family enough how awesome I think they are. We can get so bogged down in our routines that we forget to remind those close to us why we love them and their wonderful attributes, and why we are better off for having them in our lives.

So if you feel like it’s been a while, let those close to you know why you think they are so fantastic. And keep doing it, get yourself in a routine of doing it every day. You never know, it might just get contagious and the whole world could be glowing more brightly.

(Thanks Cherry. Just the kind of big hearted stuff that we need more of, that the world needs more of. Keep glowing my dear, love, Felipe.)