Laugh and the World laughs with you....

Smile......Smile...... Smile

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“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”Thich Nhat Hanh

There has been such joy and smiling over the last 24 hours in my family, and although tiredness has crept in it got me thinking about our universal, free, simple and pleasurable way to communicate in just Smiling No words are needed but the message is conveyed perfectly.....It can do a lot  a smile to everyone around you...

Smiles make you look better and can make you appear more approachable so that the other person reacts more openly, feels more comfortable and gives you the opportunity to connect and share..

so give smiles away readily as it boosts your personality and image.

Smiling makes others feel welcome,special and appreciated. It can brighten someones day and can melt away fear and insecurity.

Smiling can drastically change the mood or atmosphere in a situation from unpleasant, awkward to relaxed and happy in a matter of seconds. 

Smiling can make someones day so easily and has a profound ongoing effect ..Sometimes its all you need

So,after these thoughts I was a surprised and interested to see today on the TED website a clip of Ron Gutman talking about the hidden power we have when we smile.....Have a look http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html

Phrases and Lyrics in songs about Smiling 

"Put on a Happy face" 

"Laughter is the best medicine"

Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile.  ~Paul Simon,
"Only Living Boy in New York"

"Even if theres nothing to laugh about laugh on Credit" 

"When she Smiles"  Matchbox Twenty

"Keep on Smiling" Nat Cole

"Thats enough to keep me smiling" Tim McGraw

"When your smiling" Frank Sinatra Michael Buble

"Every time you smile at someone,it is an act of Love, a gift to that person,a beautiful thing"

Mother Theresa

"Smile -its the second best thing to do with your lips."..Unknown

"It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever" 

Dale Carnegie

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Laughter and smiling are contagious .....it makes You Happy too...

You are more likely to be perceived as warm, friendly and have people comply with you....  Try it out next time in a restaurant if you are smiling when you want something.

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So your smiles turn to laughter and...this is when you get a huge gift!

We can reduce stress in such a fun way because the hormones like cortisol, epinephrine, adrenaline, dopamine and growth hormone are produced along with increased levels of health-enhancing hormones like endorphins, and neurotransmitters. Laughter increases antibodies and enhances the efficiency of T-cells in our bodies. 

A good belly or hearty laugh exercises the diaphragm, contracts the abs and even works out the shoulders, leaving our muscles more relaxed It even provides a good workout for the heart. Laughing 100 times is the equivalent to 10 minutes on the rowing machine or 15 minutes on an exercise bike!

Laughing  is a great release especially when you laugh so much it hurts....

Smiling and laughter will make you cheerful and positive .

 Smiling and laughter can change your perspective. Researchers found that our response to stress can be altered by whether we view something as a “threat” or a “challenge.” Humor can give us a more light-hearted perspective and help us view events as “challenges,” so they appear less threatening and more positive.

Laughter is contagious, if you bring more laughter into your life, you can most likely help others around you laugh more. By elevating the mood of those around you, you can lower their stress levels, and obviously enjoy relationships better.

The more you smile, the more others will SMILE too. Seeing a smile creates what is termed as a “halo effect,” helping us to remember other happy events more vividly, feel more optimistic, more positive and more motivated.

Improve your Immune system by smiling People who are optimistic have stronger immune systems and are actually able to fight off illness better than pessimists

Smile More...Try

Watching funny TV shows and movies

Go to comedy clubs and events
Watch bloopers and Play games
Be silly...
Have fun...
Laugh at life....you gotta laugh!!!
Spend your time with funny people..
Fake it ! They say that even faking laughing and smiling has the same effect but I'd say if you try it it will make you Laugh for real...
Look at the funny side ...there is one!
To be continued....