Word of the Week #279:
You know how there are times when you feel like something is not right but you really can’t pinpoint what or why?
And then people will ask you why you’ve been “off” or “down” lately, and you have no real answer.
Why have you been off or down?
Sometimes, it can just be anxiety driving you crazy, right? Or maybe you are burned out. Or stressed. Or fatigued. Or simply dehydrated. Or maybe it is a weird combination of them all.
Maybe no one single thing is wrong in your life that is making you feel off.
Maybe every single thing is wrong in your life—maybe not wrong enough for you to complain about it or to try something big to fix it wrong enough, but maybe just wrong enough to affect you just a little bit, which keeps piling up day and day, week after week, until you are no longer even sure what was wrong in the first place.
Then what do you do when someone asks you what is wrong? What do you say?
You can’t possibly complain to them about every little thing that is wrong about every single aspect of your life, right? Who does that?
No, instead, you will try to fake a smile, maybe feign some ignorance or confusion, and reply, “Oh, I’m fine…”
“No, really, I’m fine…”
“Yeah, yeah, nothing going on…”
“I mean, if something were wrong, would I tell you? Trust me, I’m fine…”
Are you, though?
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