A Merry Heart Maketh A Cheerful Countenance 

(Proverbs 15:13)

I our relationship with people, some things are so simple that they may be overlooked.  For instance, a smile is the finest medium of exchange we possess.  A smile can dramatically change one's appearance for the better.  If you doubt this, try standing in front of the mirror, wearing your "usual" face, and say, "This is what people generally see when they look at me."  Then smile at yourself in the mirror.   Now what would people see?  A light in your eyes, the corners of your month turned up rather then grimly down?  And--admit it-- you feel better when you see the smiling you.

We live in a world where many people are harried and frustrated and tired.  Frown lines are carved into to many faces.  But try smiling at them.  It's important not to wait for the other person to smile first;  they may be waiting for you.

A smile is the shortest distance between two people.  When you smile, not only are you meeting someone's need for a spot of human warmth, but you are also meeting your own emotional needs as the other responds.

 smile cuts across all language barriers.  And a smile recognizes no age limits.  Watch a baby's face light up or and elderly person respond to a warm smile.  A smile, while costing us not a penny, is priceless for building relationships.  A smile is something you and I can afford to give, and be the richer for having given it.

GIVE SOMEONE A SMILE

A smile costs nothing, but gives much

It enriches those who receive it without making poorer those who give.

It takes but a moment, but the memory lives forever.

None is so rich and mighty that he gets along without it.

And none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it.

A smile creates happiness in the home,

Festers good will in business and is the countersign of friendship.

It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged.

Sunshine to the sad and is natures best antidote for trouble

Yet it cannot be brought, begged, borrowed or stolen.

For it is of no value to anyone until it is given away.

Some people are too tired to give you a smile,

Give them one of yours.

As none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.