Watch children at play – they instinctively know who genuinely wants to share their toys. No fancy words or promises required. That raw human detector never leaves us; it just gets buried under politeness and protocol.
We carry mental ledgers of authenticity. Each time we expect warmth without giving it or demanding attention while withholding our own, we create invisible debts. These emotional IOUs compound silently until relationships go bankrupt.
The math is simple but we complicate it: genuine appreciation flows both ways or not at all. Your neighbor, colleague, friend – they all know when you’re making deposits of real care or just expecting withdrawals.
If you seek a connection, check your authenticity balance first. You might be running on emotional credit.
