The Smile You Wear Is Heavy

[00:17.49]Hey, this is Lynda again.
[00:20.53]We are on the third episode of the series,
To the One Who is ‘Struggling Quietly’.
[00:29.13]You see, that smile you wear every day?
[00:33.65]I know how heavy it is.
[00:36.97]I’ve struggled with it.
[00:38.57]It’s called a ‘customer service smile’.
[00:42.01]The: “I’m good.
How are you?” smile.
[00:45.41]You wear it so well that when you finally
to say I’m not okay,
[00:49.37]no one will believe you.
[00:51.53]So what do you do?
[00:53.25]You keep it on.
[00:55.01]It’s easier than explaining
the storm inside.
[00:59.65]But that smile is costing you
the energy to hold it up.
[01:07.49]Connection, because
people love the mask, not you.
[01:12.97]Now, listen, and listen good, you don’t
owe anyone a smile when you’re hurting.
[01:20.73]You’re allowed to have a neutral face.
[01:23.17]You’re allowed to say, “I’m having a hard
day today…” without adding (anything).
[01:28.89]But it’s fine.
[01:30.77]The right people in your life will
not leave when you take the smile off.
[01:35.81]You know what they will do?
[01:37.93]They will come closer.
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