Two things...

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How are you?

You know, that is really a loaded question.  How are you?  How am I?  How much do you want to know?  How much do I want to share?

If you ask and if I say I am fine or good or okay...that's the end.  I am fine...and you?  You are fine.  We move on.

If you ask and if I say that I am okay...but.... it is not the end.  We have to continue to talk about it.  I have to open up.  You have to listen.

Were you just asking so I could say I was fine and ask how you were so we could move on?  Or were you asking because you really wanted to know the truth?  And willing to sit and listen?  And when I asked, in return, how you were, how much did I really want to hear?

I wonder if this is just like a United States thing or a girl thing or a my generation thing.

Sometimes I really want to share.  Sometimes I want to tell how I am. Sometimes it may be good....sometimes not so good.

But....for the time being...

I am good, how are you?


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Escape

Isn't the Escape button on the keyboard such a great invention?!?  I mean - do you want to escape here because you are lost or you went into the wrong place or this is so not the place you wanted to be -- YES!!!!

We need a life escape button!!

Am I lost?  Yes...escape me from here!  Do I belong here?  No...escape me from here!  Did I just get into a situation that I should not be in?  Yes...escape me from here!  Did someone just accuse me of something terrible and I am about to cry and I don't want anyone to see? Yes...escape me from here!  Did I just receive an email that broke my heart into a million pieces?  Yes...escape me from here! Is work so intolerable that I am about to die?  Yes...escape me from here!  Am I hurt and just want to be left alone?  Yes...escape me from here!  Am I stuck someplace that I need to get away from?  Yes...escape me from here!

Maybe we need like an email or text escape button as well!  Oh no...did I just send that email?  Yes...escape it from there!!  Did I really just text that? Yes...escape it from there!!

Oh my gosh....escape me from here!!  Never mind...I'm fine.

XOXO