Monday, April 6, 2009

SMILE :-)

SMILE :)



Great song- great video :-)


A universal understanding - A smile. :-)

It is also said that while on the phone, if you smile while talking - your whole tone and affect will be happy and easy to hear. Try it - especially if it is one of those calls you make or receive that is less than pleasant, - a bill collector, an angry co-worker or boss, and so on, just smile while you respond. :-)

When we went to the Bronx to visit our son and I smiled at 'Laverne' who happened by the bus stop, a lovely conversation followed It all began with a smile. :-)

In stores, in your car, at work, at home, alone, taking a walk, when you're scared, when you're sad, when you pray, when you blog, smile, smile, smile. :-)

Today it is raining, :-)

Love, Gail
peace.....

:-)

13 comments:

Kartz said...

Cost - 7 facial muscles. That's all.

:)

Thanks for sharing that video, ma'am.

Peace. Have a nice day.

molly said...

Great post! And may we all smile more, even if we aren't feeling it. It starts inside, doesn't it?

Peace to you,

Molly

Gail said...

Hi Kartz :-)

So nice to see you. And you are so very welcome.

Love Gail
peace

Hi Molly and welcome -

And yes, it starts within and spreads without. :-)

Gail
peace.....

Comrade Kevin said...

It is raining here, too. And it has been much colder than in recent days.

I have no problem smiling, I just have no time to do it! :)

Gail said...

Hey Kevin :-)

Funny thing about smiling - it can be done simultaneously with just about anything, except crying I imagine. :-( :-)

So glad you stopped by

Love Gail
peace.....

Paula said...

...yes, I cheated. I swore to start at the beginning, and I did and it was wonderful. But the picture of you with the smiling women kept calling me back. Friendship-I love,love, love this entry Gail.

Gail said...

Hi Paula-

SO glad you came by. And yes, the "friendship" post is all love and good feelings. Keep reading.....

Love Gail
peace.....

Val said...

This is so ABSOLUTELY true!

There is a connection between muscles and the brain. The brain recognizes what a smile means (happy) so even if you are feeling awful, if you force a smile it automatically sends a signal to your brain to fire off some serotonin and make you "feel good". It may only last for a few seconds... but sometimes a few seconds can be enough time to pull out of a funky state...

Great post!

Gail said...

Hi Val-

Always SO nice to see you here. And yes, a smile is mood changing - and contagious too. :-)

Love,
me
peace.....

NAVAL LANGA said...

Hello, Ms. Gail

Are you on faceBook? If not be there. We can find there many persons of common interest.

Naval Langa
PAINTINGS GALLERIES-TONES OF COLOURS

Gail said...

Hi Naval-

Nice to see you :-) and yes, I am on Facebook - I am very new at navigating the site though and I have much to learn.

Hope you are well-

Love Gail
peace.....

C. Om said...

Great post! So true. I love the song too. I've come across so many songs that have true wisdom within them and serve as reminders.

I got an extra smile today.:-)
Peace

Gail said...

Hi C.Om

Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words. Glad you got an 'extra' smile. :-)

Gail
peace.....