Why Couldn't You Just Simply Say So?

“Who hears the rippling of rivers will not utterly despair of anything.”

We’ve all been there—unsure if we should say something, fearing our words might come across as flat, too blunt, or even a tad intrusive. Instead, we play detective, trying to decode what the other person is thinking from their facial expressions, the sound of their voice on the phone, social media posts, and any other clues we can gather.

Overthinking i…