That weird behavior.

Heather Newman
Jul 21, 2017 · 2 min read

Day 16 — Book Writing/Birthday Month

Most people are not mean.

They are frightened.

Scared.

Full of fear.

Everyone is a bit broken.

I think we have to stop taking

Everything so personally.

And understand that it truly

Is not about you.

I have started to really stop

Before I react or answer.

And if I do.

I ask a question.

Because there is always something

Deeper

Then what you are being told.

Then what is being shown.

It is okay for everything

To not be okay.

And frankly most of the time it isn’t.

So talk about it.

There is a public persona.

A private persona.

And then what we are privy to

Between friends, family, lovers, colleagues.

Each has its own nuance.

I write about this a lot.

But it is so true.

That you never know

What’s going on with people

Until you ask.

And even if you do you may

Not hear the deep true answer.

And that’s okay.

Sometimes there isn’t anything

So make no assumptions.

But I do find that digging a little

Deeper

Does reveal.

And what is on the surface

Isn’t always what’s in the core.

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Written by Head Maven & CEO, Heather Newman, Creative Maven

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