“I’m fine.”
“…FINE? Fucked up, Insecure, Neurotic and Egotistical?”
“That’s about right.”
Louise Penny
stamp honoring etiquette expert Emily PostWhen you truly feel fine, find an authentic way to say so — Fine is so overused a response that listeners no longer hear it. Say instead: So much has gone right today that I’m getting nervous. Say: You know how some days you wish you’d stayed in bed? I’m having one of those.
Practice: When someone you trust asks how you are, take a moment to check. Then tell them.
Related practices: The Fun Factor