Day 1301

Smiling is a powerful thing! There are at least 56 songs about smiling and countless which include the idea. It must be pretty important if songs are written with that theme.

When someone smiles at me, my immediate reflex is to return the smile immediately. The fascinating part is that I feel happier when I turn the corners of my mouth upwards. I picture it as if the corners of my mouth “lifts” my heart each time.

When I was younger…much younger, I would make a game out of getting people to smile at me. Checkout clerks, walkers, shoppers…I wouldn’t keep score, but it was pretty close to 100%. The interesting take-away was I felt happier with each encounter!

Now, it has become a habit. I smile, they smile, everyone releases those “happy endorphins!”

Even those who are struggling seem to lean into a smile…

“Smile, though your heart is aching,

Smile even though it’s breaking,

When there are clouds in the sky,

You’ll get by…”

Your smile might just be the best part of someone’s day!