If in our daily lives we can smile, if we can be peaceful and
happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know
how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our
smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy.
The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every StepWe take it as a given that the way emotions work is like this: We have
a feeling and we may — or may not — express the emotion on our faces.
But what this research suggests is that the process works in the
opposite direction as well. Emotion can also start on the face. The face is not a secondary billboard for our feelings. It is a partner in the emotional process. Malcolm Gladwell, Blink
Do not mistake this as guidance for you; it is a message to myself.
I’ve not seen the tailless squirrel for weeks; I suspect she has not
survived. I tell myself to smile when I wake; it fades as the day
passes. Then I remember again. I try to stay awake.
It is the best I can do.
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