Real Emotion

A friend of mine refers to the word, "fine", as a 4 letter word - one of the bad ones.  So often we utter that word, when asked the familiar question - how are you?  We've all responded with that term when our hearts were screaming - LIAR!  It's not appropriate to dump your cares and fears on everyone you meet - but it's okay to admit that things are not perfect.  Regardless of how it may look, nobody has a perfect life.  That's real stuff - like it or not. 

How is it when things don't go as expected or a person might not be their usual self, we often think - what in the world is wrong with them?  We may even be tempted to call another to inform them of the odd exchange. BUT . . . we have no idea what is going on behind the scenes.  Have you ever found out (after the fact) that someone's difficult behavior was the result of hidden turmoil and instead of being kind in the situation, you had been critical? (my head is bowed in shame). 

We're all in this together.  We'll never regret being kind - cause one day we're going to need heaps of it ourselves.

Disclaimer!  If you are unnecessarily mean to my children - the above message is not for you.  I will come at you with claws sharpened and teeth bared.  To borrow a phrase from a relative - I will come down on you like a thousand pound rock!  Sincerely, mother of three cubs