The Gift of a Smile
A smile is a gift that costs us nothing and yet has such an impact, not only on ourselves, but on the people around us. So please, accept my gift to you. Now regift it freely throughout your day. Gift to the person walking down the street, and accept their gift right back at you.
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Smile.
A smile is a gift that we give to ourselves.
So if you ever notice if you are maybe not having the best day,
Do yourself a favor and just stop for a moment and smile.
Just bring a smile to your face.
Perhaps bring in some thoughts or some memories of a time where you felt really happy and just notice what happens.
There's something about the very act of smiling that it just sends a signal to the body,
To the brain,
And it allows us to begin to feel the happiness.
So take that happiness and take it with you when you go out of the house for the day and just notice how people that you see throughout your day,
Notice how the smile jumps from you to them.
And just know that that smile that you have given to someone else,
It might be the only smile they've seen that day.
And the smile that they give back to you might be the only time that they've smiled that day.
So reality is a smile is not just a gift to you,
It's a gift to the people that you meet as well.
So smile and have a great day.
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