Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome to another day of possibility and another day to make a difference with a smile, a kind word, a kind deed directed at another.
It really is that simple, like the ABC's it really is that simple. Today and for the rest of the week I am doing the ABC's of the smile, they why it really is that important to include in our daily and even hourly routine.
The Jackson Five had a song about love and simplicity.
Some lyric's:
Easy as 123
It's like counting up to 3
Or simple as Do re mi
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!
The Smile, simply can be that important to another and yourself.
So for the rest of the week ending on Sunday here is the ABC's of the Smile!
A - ALWAYS BE SMILING
Last year I wrote a post about ABS for the car, Antilock Braking System. It helps you stop straighter. My feeling about that Always BE Smiling helps you stay on track, focused that when we smile at another, the world smiles back at us. The link to that post is here.
B - Believe and Trust
Belief is a huge factor in what we do. The practice of shaking hands started way back in 5th century BC in ancient Greece according to ruins discovered dating back to that period it may have been for a sign of trust or that neither party held and weapons and that the hand was open in trust and welcome. Today we find that the handshake is a formality and maybe the first true impression given to each other about the other person's persona. The hand shake has become ritual at times when the belief from days gone by is that it shows thanks, friendship and gratitude towards each other. The smile can and will invoke so much if we just believe and trust in its simple powers.
C - Carpe Diem
Seize the day! The phrase is part of the longer Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero – "Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future". It, life can be short and to seize the day with a smile, a kind word, an act of kindness is perhaps the most genuine way to show another that you do truly care.
Seize the day with a smile! Be aware that the smile can give another that feeling of joy, hope and strengthen their resolve to move on with a brighter perspective.
D - Delivery
Sincere, direct and with heart the smile can be so impacting if you deliver it right. Eye contact, and true presence in the moment will go beyond and capture the essence of the smile. Delivery is everything in life. So it is with the simple yet powerful smile.
E - Enlightenment
A smile with a "full comprehension" of its power and perhaps a general acknowledgement of another persons pain can help a moment flow better or the giver and receiver of that simple gift the smile.
The deep meaning of life to me is to serve, to give of yourself in a way that another persons life is enhanced by your presence in their life. When we serve up a smile we are enlightening that moment and that gift carries on in time.
“The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it.
It has to be the greatest.”
~Buddha
F- Freely Flowing
To use the definition of freely: Without restriction or interference.
Use your smile without interference from outside distractions freely and let it flow. So many distractions in our life, some good some down right bad and counterproductive. When we allow our smile to flow freely and avoid some of the distractions we enhance our own well being within our spirit. Don't let others define you, don't let other distractions keep you away from your happiness and joy. Share a smile, freely and let it flow effortlessly.
That is A through F. We can pick up tomorrow with G.
On a personal note today is Kennywood day for me and my family.
Kennywood park is a local Pittsburgh attraction with rides, more rides and great food along the way.
Smiles will be abound at the local park and they will flow as freely as do the roller coasters down their steep hills and the laughter and screams of delight.
Smiles will not be in short supply today.
Enjoy your day, keep the smiles flowing freely and share one along the way!
Smiles to all! : )
Some thoughts on sharing a smile, your smile with so many who come within your circle of influence.
Till next time....share a smile, make a dream come true and make someone's else a bit happier.
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