Andy Andrews, the author of The Travelers Gift, goes one more step with happiness, and talks about the magic of smiling! Andy says that our opportunities come from our associations. Our opportunities, our information and our knowledge are most likely to come from other people. If that's true (and it is...), then we must become people whom others want to be around.
People want to be around happy people, not moaners and groaners. Happy people get more opportunities because opportunities come from people, and people are attracted by happy people. Andy says, if you have to fake it initially, fake it! Nobody expects you to be happy every moment of every day. But you can choose to smile. Speak a little faster. Move. You will attract people and opportunities into your life when you become someone others want to be around.
Your smile is your calling card. It is the most potent weapon you have. With your smile, you can forge bonds, break ice, and calm storms. Use your smile constantly. The power of who you are is revealed when you smile. Smiles are contagious. Smiles affect your biochemistry.
Here are a few quotes about smiles...see if they just don't make you smile!
People seldom notice your old clothes if you wear a smile ~ Lee Mildon
The shortest distance between two people is a smile ~ Author unknown
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles, it might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~ H. Jackson Brown
Smile this weekend...see if it doesn't just make you feel happier...and draw people to you!
Always encouraging you,
Letha
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