“I’m fine.”
We say it when we’re exhausted. We say it when we don’t feel well. We say it when someone asks how we’re doing and we simply don’t have the time, energy, or words to explain.
Sometimes, we say it so often that we stop asking ourselves whether it’s true. I’m guilty of this, too. Recently, while dealing with an illness that seemed to linger, I found myself continuing to push through rather…