Thanks for the input and advice. I do sometimes ty the little wave apporach and it is very good avice - especially since I am handicapped in the right hand from an amputation as a result of a burn injury; I still feel sheepish though.
More importantly, as you point out - it doesn’t feel right liturgically at all. It just seems to be a wierd interruption of the proper flow of the mass.
That is why I prefer the Latin - peace and no anxiety for me prior to the peace sign. I suppose the anxiety is also related to my injury - but - at any rate, I do appreciate your thoughts.
Actually, it brings me anxiety, too, but for a different reason. As the time nears, I am thinking something like, “Oh, no, here it comes!” It always feel guilty for feeling so resentful about the circus atmosphere being introduced at that point in the Mass.