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