Smile & Say Hello

“We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.” — Mother Theresa

When you see someone on the street, the subway, or at the store, do you say hello? Do you smile and make eye contact or do you shy away and look at your phone?

I love smiling, I think just the act of smiling makes me feel 10x better even if I am in a sour mood. I believe it is even more contagious then a cold. If you smile at someone, most of the time, they smile back. It might even cause them to smile at the next person they see and eventually cause a chain reaction of goofy grinning strangers. Wouldn’t that be something?

Everyone’s first facial expression is a smile, so why do we forget to do it? Just this past week I got to watch my week old nephew smile as he slept. It was heart warming. Unbeknownst to him, he lit up the entire room as we watched his face contort into the smallest smile I had ever seen.

I encourage you to smile more, say hello, give a compliment, and see how your day improves. At the same time, you may brighten someone else’s day with little to no effort.