Sunday, July 29, 2012

A Smile is worth a million dollars and doesn't cost a cent!

Smile, and the world smiles with you. Frown and you frown alone. Smile alone, beware, you will be taken for a loony. A smile is an owner’s pride and onlookers’ delight. It is more contagious than the common cold. If someone smiles, another one who watches him would smile back and there would be miles and miles of smiles. In the end, a single smile could travel round the planet. Mahatma Gandhi said "you are not fully dressed until you wear a smile". If good handwriting is part of our education, a hearty smile is part of our dress. A smile is the most precious gift you can give to someone, yet it costs nothing. A smile is not copyrighted. You are free to steal, if you like, Drew Barrymore’s (Hollywood star) 1000-watt smile! :D
A smiling child has no ulterior motives to serve, no customers to woo, no sales goals to meet, no master to please. It bounces with joy naturallyThe sun shines. The rivers flow. The cows milk. The trees bear fruits. They all have no axe to grind. They do a thankless job. A natural smile is a thankless expression of a joyful heart. A smile is worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.
Smile for Health: "A smile is a curve that sets everything straight", said Phyllis Driller. A genuine smile from a person's innermost soul will keep him happy and healthy. Smiling relieves your stress and boosts your immune system because you are more relaxed. Smiling releases endorphins, natural pain killers and Serotonin. Some say smiling lowers blood pressure. I tried it with my blood pressure monitor at near by hopsital in my locale, i.e., MVP hospital. I sat with a somber face and took a reading. Then smiled for a minute and took second reading while still smiling. :D
 Recently I read in a blog: munching chocolates can work wonders, since they contain alkaloids such as theobromine and phenethylamine, which have mood enhancing effects. Go, pounce on a chocolate bar right away and break out in smile. Nine out of 10 people like chocolates. The 10th person always lies! :P ;)
George Elliot says, "wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles." The choice is yours. ^_^

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