There are lots of different definitions for the word express. For example:
I took the express train home so I did not have to stare at fields of corn for extended periods of time.
I shopped at Express because I feel classy when I wear their clothes.
I expressed water as H2O in my biology project so my professor knew that I was familiar with different elements and their ability to form bonds with each other.
My roommate defied my express command to give me all of her money.
When I expressed myself by wearing a classless shirt sent in the express mail from Express, BYU sent me on the express train home despite my express wishes to stay at school without letting me turn in my paper where water was expressed as H20.
You see?
Lately, I have been increasingly grateful for the ability to express. Life is a beautiful expression of the way you see yourself. Every morning, I decide what I wear, how I speak, walk, write, sing and interact with others. When I smile at someone, it is an expression of my gratitude for them in my life or my appreciation of the dumb joke they just made.
Tangent: Speaking of dumb jokes, in the elevator after the wedding reception, I made a pee joke. I was perfectly set up. We were parked on level P2... Talk about classless.
My new theory on life is one is happiest when they feel like they are expressing themselves efficiently, beautifully and originally. No one likes to feel as if they are being misunderstood and most people I know wish to make some kind of uniquely beautiful difference in the world- whatever that may be.
I'm trying to realize what form of expression makes me most happy. Whatever it is, that should probably be what I decide to major in and do later on in life. As of right now, I wish to ride the waves in the wind, feel the sun on my face and laugh at the world. (This is obviously my desire to express my frustration with productive days that never seem to get me any further then where I was before.)Unfortunately, I am not aware of any majors that teach you how to smile. It's kind of a lesson you have to learn as you learn your other lessons.
Whatever you do, see it as an expression of who you are. What do you do? Do you appreciate and enjoy what you do? Why do you do it if you don't like it? What makes you enjoy it if you do? Whether you like it or not, what you do and how you do it is an expressly stated expression of who you are expressly trying to become.
Get it? Got it? Good.
