Smile. Smile. Smile. :)

Doesn’t it feel good to smile?

You can’t help but be happy when you are smiling – so smile, smile, & smile some more!

I recently watched Eat Pray Love, and I loved the part where Julia Roberts was in Thailand meditating with a smile on her face the entire time.

I started doing this each morning while taking a shower.

And at first it feels a bit strange to just be in there with a big smile on my face while shampooing my hair.

It’s definitely awkward.

But…while I’m doing it I can feel something start to shift in my brain.

I start to feel happier.

I start to feel lighter.

My brain isn’t able to worry or stress or be overwhelmed when I am smiling.

And these are definitely good things!

Try it tomorrow – see how great you feel!

Plant a big fat smile on your face from the moment you step into the shower until the moment you step out of it.

You get extra credit for thinking about everything you are grateful for while you are smiling!

And for today, take some time to write down some things that bring a smile to your face. (Be prepared to start smiling just thinking about them.)

The more you think about smiling, the more you will start to smile. And the more you start to smile, the happier you will be. And the happier you will be, the more fulfilling your life will become. And the more fulfilling your life is, the more you have to give to others. And the more you give to others, the more they will pay it forward and give to others. And pretty soon the entire world is paying it forward and happy.

And it all started with just one smile.

🙂

11 Comments

Frannie on March 22, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Very lovely post. Left me………smiling 🙂

FabricFascination on March 22, 2011 at 12:41 pm

Great idea. Start joy from the outside in with a smile.

Stacey on March 22, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Following back from Giveaway Blogs 🙂

Julia on March 22, 2011 at 3:19 pm

I'm smiling already! Thanks for such an uplifting blog post.

http://goat-notes.blogspot.com/

Heather on March 22, 2011 at 11:02 pm

It is very hard for me to smile when I'm not actively happy. But I will try it 😀

tweal on March 23, 2011 at 7:13 am

Smiling is great for the soul! I am going to try consciously smiling more often – it is easy to forget, or to simply wait for something to *make* me smile. I can make myself smile! Thanks for the reminder (now I really need to see 'eat pray love'!)

Soulful Journals by This Is It! Creations on March 23, 2011 at 12:03 pm

Thanks for your comments, everyone!
Did any of you try it this morning in the shower? How did it go?

Heather, I definitely know what you mean that it's hard to smile when you aren't feeling happy – but I find for me that it really does boost my mood when I try it. 🙂

Tweal – I love that: consciously smiling! 🙂

YOUR CANINE COMMENTATOR on April 9, 2011 at 1:35 pm

A smile gives a heart lift – and a face lift (smiling erases those frown lines!)

Soulful Journals by This Is It! Creations on April 11, 2011 at 9:23 am

I love that – a heart lift! So true! 🙂

Ms. Katie on April 18, 2011 at 12:37 pm

What an uplifting message. My sweet little girl (almost 2) always knows when to make me smile. It really does make everything else go away – I love it!

Katie
http://www.etsy.com/shop/mskatiesartstudio.com
http://mskatiesartstudio.blogspot.com

Soulful Journals by This Is It! Creations on April 19, 2011 at 11:35 am

I'm so glad you're here, Katie! 🙂

Frannie on March 22, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Very lovely post. Left me………smiling 🙂
FabricFascination on March 22, 2011 at 12:41 pm

Great idea. Start joy from the outside in with a smile.
Stacey on March 22, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Following back from Giveaway Blogs 🙂
Julia on March 22, 2011 at 3:19 pm

I'm smiling already! Thanks for such an uplifting blog post.

http://goat-notes.blogspot.com/
Heather on March 22, 2011 at 11:02 pm

It is very hard for me to smile when I'm not actively happy. But I will try it 😀
tweal on March 23, 2011 at 7:13 am

Smiling is great for the soul! I am going to try consciously smiling more often – it is easy to forget, or to simply wait for something to *make* me smile. I can make myself smile! Thanks for the reminder (now I really need to see 'eat pray love'!)
Soulful Journals by This Is It! Creations on March 23, 2011 at 12:03 pm

Thanks for your comments, everyone!
Did any of you try it this morning in the shower? How did it go?

Heather, I definitely know what you mean that it's hard to smile when you aren't feeling happy – but I find for me that it really does boost my mood when I try it. 🙂

Tweal – I love that: consciously smiling! 🙂
YOUR CANINE COMMENTATOR on April 9, 2011 at 1:35 pm

A smile gives a heart lift – and a face lift (smiling erases those frown lines!)
Soulful Journals by This Is It! Creations on April 11, 2011 at 9:23 am

I love that – a heart lift! So true! 🙂
Ms. Katie on April 18, 2011 at 12:37 pm

What an uplifting message. My sweet little girl (almost 2) always knows when to make me smile. It really does make everything else go away – I love it!

Katie
http://www.etsy.com/shop/mskatiesartstudio.com
http://mskatiesartstudio.blogspot.com
Soulful Journals by This Is It! Creations on April 19, 2011 at 11:35 am

I'm so glad you're here, Katie! 🙂

Smile. Smile. Smile. :)

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