Absolutely everyone you meet today… is going through something. Every single person you know - or even just loosely interact with - is experiencing something bigger, heavier and more intense than they will offer up in casual conversation.
Most people wont share their hardships unprompted (or even prompted) because we're all trying our best, every day to get - and keep - our shit together. Moreover, though we love when other people are vulnerable, we tend to resist being vulnerable ourselves.
So, we make the choice, consciously or unconsciously, to suffer in silence because we don't want to look like we don't know what we're doing and also because we don't want to burden to others. Knowing this, at the very least, perhaps we can be a bit easier on everyone we meet. We can honor the human process a little more fully, knowing it's colored by so many highs, so many lows and so many moments in between.
This week, when you ask someone how they are doing, I invite you to genuinely hold space for them to answer fully. Look into their eyes, tune into their energy, and ask them with your whole heart: how are you, really?
