on being ok

Have you ever seen someone crying in public? I've noticed that when asked what is wrong, people generally respond, "Oh nothing, I'm fine." I wonder why we feel like we need to pretend to be doing fine when obviously something is wrong. Why is it so difficult to say you're sad? So difficult to say that something isn't working out? So difficult to simply be honest. Someone once told me that when things are rough, "Just fake it 'til you make it." But why should we have to fake it? Everyone goes through hard times.

I'll be honest, these last few months have been really, really tough. I have always had extremely high expectations of myself, and it just felt like nothing was going the way it was supposed to. Fortunately I have an amazing husband and wonderful family members who are always there for me when I need words of encouragement and a listening ear. I love them :)