Yes, smile please! Turn that frown upside down! September, my birthday month went by in a happy haze of fitness classes, lots of cooking, marathon phone calls catching up with friends and continued conversations, some work and a birthday I am absolutely grateful for. I spent any free time binge-watching Hawaii Five-O on Amazon Prime. I also made a resolution…
Today is World Smile Day! Smiling is infectious, contagious. Do you agree? When we smile at someone, they automatically smile back at us. Well, most people, that is. Smiling definitely feels good; there’s a rush of endorphins-dopamine-serotonin—all of which are responsible for making us feel good. And of course, the more often you smile, the better, eh? While helping us…
Nothing speaks of happiness and compassion better than doing things for others. In fact, I’d be surprised to find a better way of collecting smiles. Of course you know that World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October every year, thanks to the creator of the smiley, Harvey Ball. What a lovely symbol of kindness and affection, eh!…
World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October each year. This year’s theme is “Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile” A smile can change the direction my day goes. It is so hard to stay upset or sad when you are smiling. A smile can stimulate our brain to feel good far more effectively…
Yesterday (and today for some of you across the globe) was World Smile Day – this was created by Harvey Ball, who invented the original “smiley” back in 1963. Now it really makes me happy that the smiley was born the same year as I was – how exciting is that? A smile is certainly a great way to feel…