Quiet, Quiet

I usually don't talk a lot, partly because I figure I can learn more by listening to what other people have to say since I already know everything I would have to say.

But I have been exploring the idea of talking more, because now I'm starting to think I could actually learn a bit more about myself my doing this. Maybe.

The problem is, I'm not very good at talking.

I tend to internalize experiences, and I tend to like it that way.

Take reading a book, for example. To me, reading a book is a nice little personal experience that I get to share with myself. And I like that.

But, there is this thing that I have decided to become a part of and this thing is called "Book Club". And the main point of Book Club is to discuss a book that we've all read... with each other.

Ah! I know, right? What a crazy thing for me to be a part of.

And I suck at it.

But, in an effort to grow as a human being and to explore the idea of talking more amongst other human beings, I am doing it.

I am not really talking more (because there are a lot of people in Book Club who have already mastered the art of talking and are therefore much better and more proficient at it than I will ever be), but I am there. Trying. Sort of. And that is something.