We All Have Battles

I am taking my own advice… and using this format to communicate more.

I cannot tell you how many times someone has asked me ‘how are you?’ over the last week. While I appreciate the sentiment, I struggle to answer with anything more than an obligatory ‘fine’.

But my answer is much more complicated.

• Sure, physically I am fine right now.
• Socially… I am an introvert, figuring out how to stay connected while isolated.
• Mentally, I’m worried. Anxious. All my family is high-risk and miles away.
• Emotionally, I feel my depression creeping up behind me. I’m preparing for that battle.

And yet, I do what I can to move forward.

While sitting in the same spot every day.

We live in complicated right now. All of us. Each with our own battles.

But there are people who want to fight beside us.

We have to reach out… and tell others how we are really doing.