Frontin'

It's easy to put up a front,
a little too easy. Sometimes it makes me wonder if everyone is frontin'.
I also know that everyone craves that deeper, meaningful relationship.
We all want our conversations to be genuine. We want to be genuine with each other,
and we want others to be genuine with us. All too often we never get past the
cordialities.
Hi, sup? Good morning. How's it going? How's life? Good, fine, OK. Alright, bye.
That's not a conversation. That's not quality or quantity time. To me, that doesn't even pass as having seen someone. But what can be done? What can I do to improve the quality and depth of my conversations? Conversely, what can I do if I DON'T want to talk to someone? How do I let them down gently? There must be a better way than just ignoring them.

---to be continued.