Just Smile

New Years ResolutionJust smile.  After searches on the internet – here is what I found.

smile
smīl/
verb
verb: smile; 3rd person present: smiles; past tense: smiled; past participle: smiled; gerund or present participle: smiling

A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth and by flexing muscles throughout the mouth.[1] Some smiles include contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes (also known as 'Duchenne' smiling). Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, sociability, happiness, or amusement. This is not to be confused with a similar but usually involuntary expression of anxiety known as a grimace. Smiling is something that is understood by everyone, regardless of culture, race, or religion; it is internationally known. Cross-cultural studies have shown that smiling is a means of communication throughout the world.[2] But there are large differences between different cultures. A smile can also be spontaneous or artificial.

We make promises. We make attempts to better ourselves in a new year.  Do we ever promise to smile more? Do we ever say, let me focus on my smile, rather than focusing on the things that we think will make us smile, never actually considering that outcome but only the material thing or act that will help us get to that end. 

It occurred to me that smiling can actually be a super hero power.  We smile, it can lift others up, and it can be a wall – a force if you will – that will stop us from the negative energy that surrounds us. 

So in this New Year, consider a smile.



“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

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