THE INFECTIOUSNESS OF A SMILE
An inspiring blog post from our guest blogger Meg For It ! Check out her entire blog at Megforit.com she is an amazing smile activist and energy ball!
When you take a look around, from culture to culture, there is one very unifying commonality….. a smile. We all smile in the same language. A smile is truly infectious. It is a nonverbal action that truly has piercing effects.
For many of us, myself included, we pass strangers on the street daily. Most avoid prolonged eye contact and often are looking down or far into the distance.
Next time you are walking past someone, try to provoke a change in their demeanor. Make eye contact and smile. IT’S AMAZING. The majority of the time you will see their eyes fill with life as they smile back and offer some type of salutation. Then it has the potential to spread like a virus.The stranger then feels inspired to share that smile with another and that person shares it too. It becomes a 6 degrees of separation/pay it forward type of situation. The reason most strangers keep to themselves and avoid eye contact is due to a fear of rejection.
We are so protective of our personal space and so scared of another’s judgement that we avoid contact at all costs. (Self-checkout line please.) This perpetuates a lonely cycle that needs to be broken. Break the cycle.
Whatever we are putting out into the world is spreading. So what are you spreading? Or what do you see being spread? Is it racism, disdain for another person’s political view, a different religion, or fear? You need to put out what the world needs. We need more love and peace. Be the one force of love and peace in your family, in your job, in your school, in your community. It will spread like a beautiful disease.
Recently we have seen the slogan “Make America Great Again”. What would that look like? Personally, I think it would look like everyone having peace with our differences, celebrating the success of others, and thinking less selfish thoughts. It makes me stop and think, “Where do we start?” I would venture to say it’s a smile. Let’s “Make America Friendly Again” one smile at a time.
Love the World and initiate a SMILE
Live a life more extraordinary
Xo
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10 comments
I smiled at a person the other & he turned around to see who I was looking at.When he saw there was no one else there he looked back at me & pointed to himself & raised his eyebrows … me? I nodded & grinned again & watched pure sunshine spread across his face. We waved & went on, then I saw him up ahead stand aside for someone else to enter the aisle with his beautiful smile gifting those around him. A Smile Revolution? What a lovely way to start.
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Yes We Vibe
I try to smile to at least one stranger and it’s true it makes you feel good to see them smile back and there eyes light up as do mine when they return the smile. Thank you for sharing the blog it’s wondwe
Yes, a smile is the smallest way to achieve the biggest blessing. Giving a smile makes others smile, feel good inside, happy and blossom in ways unimaginable. Start a conversation showing interest in the other person or even offer them a piece of banana nut bread, for example. And, watch the blooming of the beautiful blossoms all around!!! Share the Love, Beckie
The smallest act of kindness such as a smile makes the world a much brighter, happier blossoming place to live. Go a little further, start a conversation showing interest in the other person or even offer them a piece of banana nut bread for example and watch the blossoms bloom.