If I have learned anything through two severe accidents (one where I broke my neck at 15 causing me to become a quadriplegic, and the other an auto accident that took ten years of hospitalization, surgery and therapy) it is the power of a smile. There is no situation tyoo bleak or night too dark that they can't be brightened with a little smile. It's just plain good medicine.
Try it! The next time things become difficult and your lat natural inclination is smiling-do it anyway. Force the corners of your mouth up and you will find they aren't the only thing that is elevated. For reasons you cannot explain that little change will bring about a big change in your heart. You will begin to see joy in your frustration, and happiness in your gloom. What's more, others will enjoy your company all the more if you can just find a way to wear a smile, and, lets face it the last thing any of us needs when we are down is to be alone.
It's not groundbreaking, it's not the discovery of our day, but it is pertinent and it does work. So smile more and worry less, let the clouds part and the sun through, focus on the glad and forget about the sad. Smile though your heart is aching, When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by.
YOU'LL FIND THAT LIFE IS STILL WORTHWHILE,
IF YOU JUST SMILE.
-NAT KING COLE
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