Jun9

these hands were made for talkin’….

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any of these could be me when I’m talking

some of you may remember that i recently almost got accidentally signed up as a volunteer for something. this was due to the fact that when I was talking to my friend and using my hands, as I always do. someone mistook my hand gestures for me having raised my hand, just when they were asking for volunteers. luckily, I was able to clear up the mistake in time.  

recently I had another ‘hands incident’ when I met my friend for coffee who I hadn’t seen in a while, but who has me known for a few years. in the middle of our conversation, she suddenly asked, ‘are you using sign language?  I haven’t taken that class, and if you are, I won’t understand what you’re trying to tell me.’ (keep in mind that I had been speaking the whole time and was not using sign language, I don’t even know sign language.). I assured her that I was not and reminded her that I had been speaking. 

thinking about this later, it made me laugh, but I wondered what was going on?

am I  somehow using my hands more than I used to when talking?

am I more dramatic with my gestures?

should I become a mime?

are my hands getting louder?

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‘even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference.’

-billy butler

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  4. My husband was good at telling jokes. He only knew a few and probably told the same ones over and over to the same guests. But they always laughed and loved it.
    And of course it was due to the animation of his hands, face and whole body.
    I tried telling the joke once and friends sat there waiting for the punch line. (I now stick to singing.)

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  16. “Are you using sign language?” That made me laugh out loud. 🤣🤣🤣
    “It’s a little trick I’ve learned to go with speaking.”

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  19. “should I become a mime?” 🤣😂 You just made my day. And who knows, you may come up with an entirely NEW form of sign language and I bet I would understand every single thing you signed. I love this. Its wonderful. They made me sit on my hands when I was young, to break me of the habit of using my hands all the time.

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  20. It might be the teacher in you and having worked with younger kids! I can imagine that being extra expressive was a daily requirement.

    I gotta say, that pretty funny that your friend wondered if you were using sign language. 😆

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