24 November 2009

SMILE and the reason being?

What Started Me Thinking?

I came across this phrases by some eminent personalities :
1. "Whoever is happy will make others happy, too."by Mark Twain.
2.“It is easy to be heavy: hard to be light.” by G. K. Chesterton

How often do people smile? is it soo hard to smile?

A smile from a stranger, smile from someone dear,someone from you love,someone who matters,someone you want to approach....

A smile really does brighten your day and is often the only thing you need to start a conversation with a stranger.

It is rare to smile at someone and not receive one in return :]

one never knows when that perfect stranger may be on their last leg, when someone just got some horrible news, a tragic diagnosis, or lost a loved one. Our smiles can be the beginning of something better for them...a reminder that there are people out there that care, who notice them.

Smiling is contagious...really, it is. I challenge you to do an experiment and see if when you smile at someone who doesn't and how they react.

Of course, there will be times when people do not respond....on those occasions, I usually make a comment like: "tough day, eh?" That usually gives way to a genuine response...in which case, I listen.

So, smile....it really does work wonders!

I, one day got two of the best compliments and that was because I made a conscious effort to smile while I was walking down the street. Someone cried out from across the road "nice smile". half an hour later I walked into a store and the man behind the counter said, "I love your smile." Needless to say I still remember those times and try to stay smiling. It changes your outlook and your mood, obviously it changes other people's also.

I was running errands the other day and while zooming off on my scooty, I usually detest, I realized I was thinking of something that was making me smile. I then realized that as I rode, I let more people in, got less uptight if I was cut off, the entire trip/chore was nicer. I vowed to remember that and to leave the house with a nice thought in my head and smile on my face. :-)

I love the term, *random smiling*!

Facial expressions don’t merely reflect emotions, they also affect emotions. In “facial feedback,” studies show, the mere act of smiling makes people happier—even when they smile mechanically, as I’m doing, or when they’re asked not to “smile” but rather to contract specific facial muscles.

Random smiling is an example of my resolution to “Act as I want to feel”: while people suppose that feelings inspire actions, in fact, actions also inspire feelings. So by acting happier, I should feel happier. And you know, I think I do. “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile.

Also, because of emotional contagion, people often mimic the faces of people they see. I’ve definitely noticed that people are much more likely to smile at me when I’m smiling.

The biggest challenge is to remember to do it. I’m reminded of my various efforts to improve my posture. I’m good for a little while, then get distracted and don’t think about it for the rest of the day.

Smile and the world will smile with you, an old saying, but so true!!!