This morning I made a
conscious decision to keep a smile on my face. After a short time I noticed
that the way I felt started to change. Then I recalled the connection between
physiology and emotion. Your body seeks congruence between emotion and physiology,
so you can select the emotion you experience by engaging in the corresponding
physiology.
So if I smile for 5 minutes
(the physiology) I will feel the corresponding emotion (happiness). Try it for
yourself. Just take 5 minutes and put an ear to ear smile on your face.
Just SMILE!
Hold it
for a full 5 minutes and notice what happens.
Simple. What I love about this
technique is that it really is simple. You can do it anywhere, you don’t need
to practice, you don’t need any training just your beautiful face. Just put a
smile on your face and notice what happens to the thoughts in your head.
Magical. I think there is a little magic in everybody’s
smile. Have you ever noticed the effect that someone smiling has on you, even
if it is a complete stranger? Doesn’t it feel good? That is why I make a point
to smile at complete strangers, and bask in the warmth of their smile when they
smile back.
Incredible. It really is an incredible gift to be able to
smile. But what is really incredible is how something so seemingly small can
create such a massive change in the way you and others feel.
Loving. Smiling is a great way of putting loving
positive energy out into the world. I had a friend once point out to me that
when I was out that I didn’t smile. I was surprised, but it made sense why
sometimes strangers didn’t respond positively to me when I talked to them. You
can say and do almost anything if you do it with a smile.
Effective. Give this a try for a few days and you will see
how effective simply smiling is. I remember being told by that a significant
amount of depression could be alleviated by smile therapy. Besides, what’s the
worst thing that could happen? You may end up feeling good for no reason.
Just SMILE!
Whatever you do in life
empathy is a beneficial trait. To be empathetic is to try to understand
another’s feelings, which is something most people do subconsciously. There are
several papers that suggest the people around us pick up on our emotional state
and return a similar state - what we put out to others we get in return. Smiles
are contagious and need to be exuded during interactions.
Just SMILE!
Smile often, make people
laugh, think positively and be the happiest version of you that you can be.
Your smile has the power to improve the day of those around you.
That is all –
David
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