I am told often "I would never have know, how do you have such a normal life?"

Let me tell you my secret.

I smile while in my mind I see all the tragedy.

I always answer an octave above and with word that wouldn't be used by someone who wasn't more than "Okay."

I pick out the small triumph and polish it until it shines brighter than the sun even though it was just a pebble on the ******* BEACH that is my life.

I belly laugh at jokes even though on the inside I think "You *****."

In short: Fake It 'Till I Make It.