43…according to Google, it takes approximately 43 muscles to frown and only 17 to smile. So, why does it seem that smiles are becoming more and more of a rarity in our world? I know that we are living in tough, complicated times and many people are carrying around burdens in various areas of their lives. But shouldn’t that be an even bigger reason to smile? Personally, I don’t care how many muscles it takes to smile…just do it.
We all know that smiling is easy and painless to do. Yet, many of us walk around all day looking like the world is about to end!
Take this simple test. Take an hour, day or even a week and just randomly smile at people (say “Hi” for a bonus) and watch what happens. Remarkably they will smile back (albeit with a confused look of “who are you and why are you smiling at me”), but they will smile all the same. And somewhere, deep down in their brain, they will feel a little better about their day, about themselves and about you. It’s a win-win for everyone!
Think about this…people who are leaders and naturally attract others always have one thing in common. Can you guess what it is? Yep! They smile a lot. They just make you feel welcome even before a single word is spoken! Ask yourself, do I like to be around my happy friends or my sad ones? The answer is obvious.
So, go out and do the easiest thing in the world…SMILE. It’s easy, it’s free and the results are wonderful!
