Celebrate with me?

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(I know. Is anything MORE guaranteed to make me <grin> than this?)

Today, People, is National Power of a Smile day.

Before we get to the reasons why you should STOP & spread the SMILE’age I have a story.

A short story.

A no-name story as I dont know if those involved wanna be outed—but a story none the less.

A little over a week ago I ambled out to the mailbox.

I was having a “fine” day.  Nothing bad.  Nothing great.  And definitely anticipated NOTHING BUT BILLS in the aforementioned box of mail.

Inside the box I discovered a package.

I stopped, plopped, & ripped into it immediately.

Inside the package I found the mind-blowing Seuss wall-hanging pictured above.

A surprise from four amazing women which put a SMILE on my face I still have not removed.

A smile Ive learned, as Ive displayed it all around the ATX, is entirely contagious.

It’s with that in mind I ask YOU to join me in celebrating this silly holiday & in the spreading of the smiles.

What’s that?

You need more of a reason than the potential to turn the world on with your smile around someone’s day?

VOILA.

  • Smiling perks up the SMILER as well! Feeling tired & supafly grumpy? SMILE!  There’s a pretty good chance you will begin to feel better whether you want to or not.  Getting your *grin on* can trick the body into actually believe it’s feeling happier.
  • Smiling is a stress reliever. This misfit needed no other recommendation to start smilin’ than that.
  • Smiling boosts our immune system. Studies have shown this.  Docs are not 100% certain why this is. Smiling causes us to relax which, in turn,  boots immunity and prevents coughs and colds.
  • Smiling plain ole makes us feel *good* Studies show smiling releases endorphins and serotonin. Together these three make us feel good. Smiling is a natural drug.  Smiling is a legal natural feel good high!
  • Smiling lowers our blood pressure. The next time you are feeling FRAZZLED try smiling. Hard. Big.  A face-splitting grin.  How do you feel now??
  • Smiling makes us hotter…not in the sweaty Texas way either.   Smiling draws people to us and makes us more attractive.
  • Smiling is contagious. I learned this lesson repeatedly over the past week or so.  Smile & others smile with you.  Git bitchy grumpy & you grump alone.

With that I leave you to go out into the world & Spread of the SMILE.

TODAY.

NOW.

Be your gesture little (the giving o’the grin to a stranger) or big (sure my Seussian treat was over-the-top, but resulting smile was too) please to hit us ALL UP with your plans in the comments below.

 

 

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  2. You have me thinking and it is too early!!

    I have a presentation today at work and am going to surprise my team with snack (healthy!!) and drinks.

    That will bring a smile.

  4. You are too funny with the smiling makes us hotter!
    I want to be hot 🙂 today I will smile at every stranger and if they think I am crazy I will send them to your blog.

    That quilt (hanging?) is amazing, Miz.

  5. Fever. Sore throat. Sinus infection. I will do my best to not wallow in self-pity and instead smile (or at least grin) through it this morning. Promise.

  6. I am off this morning to volunteer so this is right on time for me.

    Have a great day and I’m so glad you get the wall hanging.

    It is lovely and you deserve it.

  7. aw- what a sweet gesture!! Reading about smiling made me smile haha. I will definitely be showing some teeth today!

  8. Hmm. I’m working at home today. I will smile at my kids. Hopefully they won’t think I’ve gone mad.

  11. I have quite literally been down in the dumps for a bit and my body has grown sick as a result.
    Don’t take lightly the connection between immunity and smiling.

  14. I work with the public face-to-face six days a week. Folks can.get.GRUMPY. Smiling helps sometimes. Not always. I will try the extra smiley thing today – see if it helps!

  18. I’m basically a smiler – when I’m not haggish. And even when I’m haggish, I’m sorta a smirker.
    And I do believe that today is a smiley day – I will keep you posted on how it goes 😀

  19. Awe, you made me smile this morning.

    I smile a lot at people, and I’ve noticed that a lot of people just don’t smile.

  22. A smile releases more of those feel good chemicals than eating 10,000 bars of chocolate. No extra pounds, either.

  28. I read this and then went to the pool where I smiled at an old man in the lane next to me. We then exchanged names and somehow I ended up hearing all about when he was a motorcycle cop in D.C. during JFK’s inauguration – quite interesting, but 10 minutes later I had cut him off so I could start swimming again. No more smiles today! Nah, I’m just kidding. See? —> 🙂

  30. How coincidental that just today I shared how much I appreciate the gals on my “diet” forum because starting my day there with them always brings a smile to my face:)

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