Looks can be deceiving

Below is a picture of me, cute hat, smiling, happy... believable, right?  I took this photo fifteen minutes after crying for almost an hour.  I'm not trying to garner sympathy, no, I want to prove a point.  What we present, our outward self... does not always reflect what is happening on the inside.

Last week someone told me after a disagreement, I appeared to be fine.  Going on with life as usual.  It isn't true. What others say leaves a lasting impact.  We choose though how we treat those around us and whether we let the bad overflow onto the rest of our day, week, month... and onto whom we let it hit.

Even if you ask someone how he or she is doing, you may not know the battle that's warring inside.  Don't assume.