Show Your Smile

FACTS

• A smile is a universal expression of happiness and recognized as such by all cultures.
• A smiling person is judged to be more pleasant, attractive, sincere, sociable, and competent. Smiling is contagious.
• Happy people generally don’t get sick as often as people who are unhappy.
• Smiling or even seeing somebody smile releases endorphins that work in the brain to give an overall feeling of well-being.
• People are born with the ability to smile. Even babies born blind smile.
• Adults laugh approximately 15 times per day, while children laugh about 400 times a day.
• It takes only 17 muscles to smile, compared to 43 muscles to frown.
• Women smile more than men.

TAKE ACTION TODAY

• Smile at EVERYONE you see today.
• Keep track of how many times you smile and laugh today.
• If you are having trouble smiling, here are a few suggestions to help:
  • Make faces at yourself in the mirror.
  • Shake your body like it’s laughing from inside.
  • Jump on the bed.
  • Hug someone you love.
  • Visit a pet store.
• At the end of your day of smiling, notice how you feel and whether people acted differently around you.

YOU MATTER

Happiness leads to smiling, and smiling leads to happiness. Happiness is your natural immunity, having a profound, positive effect on your health and well-being. If you are happy, smile. If you aren’t happy, smile anyway. It will help you get there.

Comments

3 Responses to “Show Your Smile”

1. Jack says:

   May 21, 2008 at 7:23 pm

   Great day smiling. Some great responses and great smiles back. Felt good/happy. Cheeks hurt a bit. Must be out of smile practice. Thanks for reminding me that good things happen to those that smile.
2. matt martinez says:

   September 14, 2009 at 8:50 am

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3. Lea says:

   March 18, 2010 at 7:36 am

   That’s true, hundred percent…

   Smile though you have a heavy problem, it will maintain your youthfulness.
   Smile is just like a music which both can bring happiness and energy to people.

   That’s why I always bring my ipod so whenever i feel pressure walls I just turn It on. And I usually put my music in my pc to ipod or vice versa, or just laugh when I get pressured by somethings.

   Thanks for the writer of this article, I enjoyed reading your post.