SMILES
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They really are contagious.
A smile is one of the strongest, yet silent forms of communication and expression.
A smile is something priceless and means different things for everyone. The most common is the positive reactions it causes. We are beings that’s thrive in positive energy. We spark to life, our day brightens. A smile can stop tears, stop a frown, ease ones pain, shed light on sorrow, make you blush, even fill one with excitement. The things a smile can do are truly limitless. Every ones smile can cause such different positive reactions in so many different people. The simple greatness of a smile is truly remarkable. It’s true… some of the best things in life are free, yet priceless.
A smile can not only make you look more cheerful and positive. It can also make you feel better, happier, more optimistic and confident about life in general. That’s not to say that people who are smiling on the outside are never feeling down, despondent and blue on the inside. But it can help raise your spirits by a few degrees at least. If it then leads to some friendly conversation with another human being, then the personal benefits are multiplied.
A smile can be like the sun breaking through the clouds on a dismal day. It can restore a person’s faith in their own value and the bigger picture of their world. A smile can make them feel that things might even be getting better. Enough smiles may give them the incentive to do something even more positive that could potentially improve their outlook on life considerably.
It may sometimes take some effort to overcome your own glum mood enough to lift the corners of your mouth and smile – with your heart in it. Nevertheless, it’s so true that smiling costs the giver nothing they don’t have hidden somewhere within. Once accessed it can be automatically regenerated time and again, radiating warmth throughout your own soul and flowing out in all directions to touch and warm the souls of others. It’s one of the most powerful, magical – and totally free – therapies in the world.
Everyone smiles in the same language.
So put on a happy face!
Does anyone have a story they’d like to share about a smile they once received or gave to another, let’s all try to all put a smile on each other’s faces. I know I’d love to hear them, and share them with others.
Here is mine:
Awhile back ago I went to a seminar on Michael Bernard Beckwiths “Spiritual Liberation” alone (something which I would normally never do, going alone that is). During the seminar we all had to do an exercise together, we all had to stand and take each other’s hand of the person to our right, over to the right of me, was a beautiful young girl, but she was born without half of her left arm, as we both looked at each other and she said to me “sorry” I couldn’t believe she had just apologized to me for not having a hand to hold. We both laughed as I put my arm around her and we carried on together, when we both looked at each other with hesitation and discomfort I’m sure (at first), but when we both laughed and exchanged smiles, that I can truly say for myself that was one of the best smiles given and received for me, and still makes me smile to this day just thinking about it, she truly was an amazing person I met that night.
Daya.
Posted on March 16, 2010
Hello Daya,
VOW! Beautiful.
Now we are all sitting in a room and one person walks having no smile on face, no people will be encouraged to say Hello.
Another person walks in with a smile, I bet the moment he or she walks in someone will say Hi and introduce himself or herself.
Having a smile on the face, I feel like comparing to a Resume. The resume starts with objective and then only the interviewer reads the resume. If there is no smile means no objective towards a better day or tomorrow or future.
Bye for now,
Cheryl
.-= Cheryl Paris.´s last blog ..Saturday 9: Gimme Three Steps Girl =-.
I like smiles as a form of communication, because they are subtle yet very rich in meaning. You can say a lot of things with the right kind of smile. Not to mention, it feels good
Great post!
Good anecdote on the power of smiling: yesterday I was having a (unusual) bad day. I was feeling really exhausted, sad, down, and every other negative word you can think of. I was texting one of my friends, who happened to be in a great mood. After resisting for awhile, she simply sent me a text that said: “SMILE!
” and, since she’s just awesome that way, I complied and smiled big. After that…. My day turned around. I was pretty grateful for the pick-me-up, but I should’ve known that all it took was a smile… It helps tremendously.
.-= Brett -DareToExpress´s last blog ..The Triumphant Return – Lessons Learned and DareToExpress 2.0 =-.
The most beautiful smile I have ever seen was of my little son. Such pure smile has always brightens my day.
.-= Walter´s last blog ..Embracing our vulnerability =-.
One of the main reasons why i continue to smile no matter what i’m doing because it will make it even funner. Even if i’m stressed for no reason i’ll still smile to feel better and etc.
.-= Josten´s last blog ..How i learned to meditate part 4 =-.
Bam! I love it! Smile, smile, smile!
I smile at pretty much everyone. The main time a smile leaves my face is when I’m intensely creating a new piece of art or article or something
I definitely feel this topic deserves more buzz and thank you so much for contributing.
I came across this through link-love at UrbanMonk, and so glad I did.
Rock on,
-J
.-= Jason Fonceca´s last blog ..Papercut | Tracy Baker | Jason Fonceca 2010 =-.
Hello … I found your article on SMILES well written and was hoping to quote some of it into an article that I would like to submit the a community magazine along with a picture of children we worked with over the summer. Do I have your permission to do so? Please let me know, and if yes, how would you like me to quote you? A response would be truly appreciated.
Marisa Milani
I love that this is still getting buzz
Smile on, people!
.-= Jason Fonceca´s last blog ..Hello world! =-.
There are some attention-grabbing points on this article but I don’t know if I see all of them center to heart. There’s some validity but I’ll take hold an opinion until I look into it further. Good article , thanks and we would like more! Added to FeedBurner as well.
There are actually plenty of details like that to take into consideration. That is a great point to convey.