Thank you for sharing this, Karen. I’d never thought of those words like that before. Whether I’ve been suffering with health issues physically or mentally, I always appreciated hearing them. To me, it was someone acknowledging that it sucks to be unwell and they were expressing concern and a desire for me to feel well and enjoy life again. I was wishing the same thing.

That’s how I’ve meant it when saying it to others, too. I never thought about it as not validating their current experience. Perhaps others feel the same as you and never said!

Thank you! Food for thought 🎁❤️