Things are not always as they seem.
This is my 10 year old son. There was a not so nice incident. That’s NOT makeup.
I could tell you he had a huge fight with a bully at school and that we spent several hours in emergency at hospital having him assessed as to whether there was any potential eye damage. I could tell you that he was sent to x-ray to make sure there was no fracture or concussion. I could tell you that he had to wear a patch over his eye for a week and was miserable having to walk around looking like a pirate.
I could tell you that he’s been in terrible pain and suffering headaches for days as the swelling slowly goes down. I could tell you that for a while his eye was glued shut with the swelling and pus oozing from the corner of his eye (sorry for the graphic image).
I could tell you all this and based on the picture, you would probably believe me.
In actual fact, this was the result of a little run in with the peak of a friends cap and didn’t cause any pain or problems apart from appearance. He is fine and has no after effects whatsoever. Thank goodness.
Things are not always as they seem.
What are the things in your life that you may not be seeing as they really are? Are you making a drama out of something based purely on how it looks to you? Is the real story perhaps not as bad as you are seeing it? Are you missing out on something wonderful because your ‘reality’ is something that you’ve actually just created in your mind?
The answer is very likely YES.