If you’re like me, there are just some days you feel like a cosmic joke. Take this, for example: I was a double major in English/Communications. During my college career, I did nothing but write and talk and explain and yup, you guessed it, communicate.
But there’s this great irony to me. Because I don’t like to talk. About myself, about the weather, about anything. I love a good conversation, as long as I can be the listening piece.
So, I have this weird dilemma that I’ve studied and practiced and worked on communicating with other people, but I never really got good at it. (At least to my own ears.)
Ordering off a menu makes me sweat into a puddle. Getting a phone call I wasn’t expecting is pure torture. Small talk makes me cringe all over.
But I think that’s a good lesson. Even if something is very hard for you, it doesn’t mean that you can’t do it. It just takes extra practice, extra concentration. And one day, it’ll come naturally.
So, let’s practice. How are you?
Bailey Dailey 
Small talk is the worst. I’ve only recently been allowing myself to not engage in small talk AND not feel guilty about it. It’s been a huge relief.
I love theatre, but the thing about theatre is that it’s all about relationships, and I’m 50% scared to death of relationships. It’s interesting how the things we love can conflict with our fears sometimes.