Sometimes it's okay to say nothing at all....

I went to get a pedicure today before leaving for a LONG business trip this Friday.  Aside from the single yelp I exclaimed when the girl clipped my toe (not nail, toe) and the girl asking me if the water was too hot ("not possible", was my reply), we said not a word.  She was engrossed (maybe I should say "busy") with my toes; I was engrossed in email and Facebook.  But non-verbal communication worked great---she moved my feet up and down to tell me to put one or both in the warm tub of water.  I twitched my foot to tell her it tickled when she rubbed the soles.  We may not have spoken much but we communicated just fine, thank you.
Sometimes, it is nice, and even more peaceful, to not have to "fill" time with words.
Just for today, consider taking a moment (or two, or 15) to be still and perhaps be silent.  I