Smile a While

So this isn't a blog just about hair. Cos I'm so much more than my hair (although there's PLENTY of hair...a whole mane of hair to be exact). I've heard about laughter therapy and while I'm very interested in the concept, I've not actually been to a session. I've also heard about Open Heart meditation and a friend who went to one of these sessions told me that you hold your hand on your heart and smile while meditating. This sounds lovely. I'm a big believer in the power of a smile. A BIG believer in the power of a...

Do you remember a song by Phil Collins called 'Groovy Kind Of Love'? Well it starts with 'When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do is take a look at you and them I'm not so blue.' I think that the rest of that line goes something like this...'because then I start smiling and all the blue thoughts get pushed out of my brain'. My theory is that this was the original way the track was going but then they could get that second bit to rhyme so they scrapped it.

Have I mentioned that I'm a huge believer in the power of a smile? I have? Good. There are days when I drive in peak hour traffic with a huge, very stupid looking smile on my face. It looks really goofy. Even if I don't really want to, I still smile. And it may feel strange in the beginning but you will get used to it. And by driving around looking like a happy weird person, I don't have a chance to get angry or upset with other drivers or the traffic in general. There's something about the anatomy of a smile that kind of suppresses a part of the brain that's responsible for these negative emotions. If I feel bad about something, a quick-fire way to overcome that is a smile. I'm serious (said with a smile). Go on, try it...pretty please. Have you tried it? See, it works.

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet because I've said what I needed to say... 

BUT here's what some other people have said about smiling...(didn't think you were going to get off that easy, did you?)

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~Phyllis Diller

The world always looks brighter from behind a smile. ~Author Unknown

A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks. ~Charles Gordy

Always remember to be happy because you never know who's falling in love with your smile. ~Author Unknown

Everyone smiles in the same language. ~Author Unknown

If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine. ~Author Unknown

Smile - sunshine is good for your teeth. ~Author Unknown

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~Mother Teresa

You haven't lost your smile at all, it's right under your nose. You just forgot it was there.

If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours. Proverb quotes

Smile, even if it's a sad smile, because sadder than a sad smile is the sadness of not knowing how to smile.

A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. 

And my favourite...

 

Thanks for reading.