Life As I'm Learning It.

If you're one of the considerate folks who's asked me how I'm doing lately, that's the response you've probably gotten from me. "I'm okay." Or maybe, if I'm feeling a little more vulnerable in that moment, I might've said something like, "I'm a little tired today."  Or maybe, "It's been kinda rough lately... But I'm making it." These are all cliche, impersonal responses that we've all used before. Why? Probably because we know that whoever's asking us how we are doesn't really  want to hear the whole story. Or, it might be that even if they truly wanted to know, you don't want to tell them because sharing your burdens with someone can be difficult for so many reasons. Or maybe, you've been telling everyone, including yourself, that you really are okay, and you want to believe it so badly that you just try and fake it 'til you feel it... But you never really do feel it. Not s...