Why survivors are the best actors you'll never know

Day 29 of The Seal: A 30-Day Micro-Memoir Series

“You look amazing!”

I had just returned from Costa Rica, and this is what my instructor saw when I walked into her yoga studio.

“Really?”

And I asked myself, what do I do? Do I affix a mask of flattery? Do I try to hide my outrage?

Or do I tell the truth:

I’ve just come back from experiencing the worst pain I’ve ever experienced in my life.

And it still hurts…