The Loneliness of Belonging
I’m awkward. If you know me, you know I’m awkward. If you don’t know me, well, now you know.
I think most people have some awkwardness, but I feel more awkward than most. When I say that, you probably want to respond. Typically, we either want to avoid people who are awkward or we are drawn to alleviate the discomfort in some way.
I recently received the best response ever, and it took some reflection afterward to fully appreciate how perfect of a response it was.