Mask

My default is to smile when in a social situation and to be kind and friendly to people I interact with...good right? 

I guess I tend to be a happy person especially when I'm around people but sometimes I think I force the smile upon myself when I'm not actually feeling it. 

I did door-to-door sales with Canadian Property Stars one summer in which I would sell people services that I didn't always actually believe they needed; how often do I try to "sell" a good, positive mood in social situations when I don't actually believe in this good, positive mood?

Is there value in faking it, can the act of smiling actually make one feel more happy? 

Or would it be best if I always said everything that's going through my mind and expressed the feelings I have inside as explicitly as possible? 

Obviously there's so much that goes through my mind, I have so many conversations with myself that I don't share with other people, this blog is a testament to that. Everyone does though, don’t they?

How would the world be different if everyone was completely honest all the time? 

Would the words of Modest Mouse be true: "no one really knows the ones they love, if you knew everything they thought I'd bet you'd wish that they just shut up"? 

Or would it actually make life easier and more peaceful?