🌡️ You don't have to be the emotional thermostat

You notice it before anyone else does. The shift in the room. The tightness in someone’s voice. The silence that means something’s wrong. So you adjust. You soften your tone. You explain more. You fix, smooth, reframe, lighten. You swallow what you were about to say because now isn’t the time. And just like that, the temperature drops. Everyone exhales. Except you. Because somewhere along the way, you learned that you are the one who keeps things steady. At home. At work. In every group...