Kudos to those people out there who are able to control their facial expressions. But also, how do you do it? Seriously, I don’t think it’s even possible for me to keep a completely neutral facial expression. Like, when I’m happy my face splits in half from smiling and when I’m angry, I look like I’m about to explode. I think steam has literally come out of my ears before At times, I wish I had a remote control that listed different emotions with facial expressions on it and

Sometimes I close my eyes and listen to the deafening noise around me. I hear bits of conversation. I hear my dog as he greets my neighbor. I hear my coffee grinder as I make my first…third cup of the day. But mostly, I hear the silence. I hear the pauses in conversation, a silence that says more than the entire 10 minute dialogue. I hear so much silence it takes my breath away. All those meaningless words could never fully break that epic silence. Don’t get me wrong, the mos