Our Secret Lives

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Years ago, in one of my classes at theatre school, we played a game of confession. We were told to think of something, one thing that we most definitely DID NOT want anyone else to know about us, and then stand up and confess it in front of the class. It was a crazy two hours.

Many of the secrets told were dark - secretly hating a parent, lying, cheating, stealing - so I remember the levity one particular confession brought:

A beautiful, smart, accomplished woman stood up in front of us all. Her face turned red. She began to giggle hysterically. Then, barely able to speak, she blurted:

"Sometimes, when I sit on the toilet...(blushing, giggling)...I like...(giggle)...to...(then all at once in a loud rush)...PICK MY NOSE!"

The class erupted. We laughed for a solid minute, and she laughed too. We wiped tears from our eyes, and held our aching sides. We chuckled all afternoon.

It was the most amazing confession. One of those things that we have ALL done. But which you would NEVER, EVER confess to.

It makes me wonder, what other things do we all do and never confess to?