08/17/2026
I’ve gotten caught in the assumption trap 🥴 jumping to conclusions and reacting before I know the whole story…
and it’s brought me a lot of unnecessary heartache..
And so this is my PSA⬇️
Check your assumptions before you act on them! Your relationships depend on it.
“People will only understand you at the level they understand themselves.” Kyle Francis
This matters BIG TIME because perception, perspective, lens, life experience, all factor into how our reality is presenting itself to us.
I am a big fan of reality testing, and checking out your assumptions.
When you have a thought in your head, and you’re having a reaction, an emotional response to that thought, and it involves another person or a relationship, the best thing that you can do for that relationship is to test out the assumption, to ask, to be curious, and to not jump to conclusions.
Too often, because of our lenses, because of our perception, we are painting a story that’s based on where we’ve come from, what we’ve been through, and what we’re afraid of… 😥
And the story might be the perfect story for us based on our lives, but it may not be aligned or represent what the other person is actually experiencing or feeling in their lives.
And so you just get to this middle road with people if you can… a place of awareness and presence and gentle composure.
Your relationships will thank you 💙
