You don’t have to fake a smile to prove you’re strong. Honest is stronger than fine.

Performing okay takes energy that is already in short supply when you are not okay. The word fine is a door people close, and once it is shut nobody can help even if they would like to. Strength gets confused with composure, but holding a face together is not the same as handling something. Saying the true version out loud usually costs less than maintaining the other one.

Pick one person who has earned it and give them the accurate answer this week. Not the whole story unless you want to, just something truer than fine.