Smiling is first an attitude and then an action. We don't have to be bubbling over with inner happiness to smile. On the contrary, if something is bothering us, we may discover it will not loom so large if we focus our energy on smiling at a friend or even a stranger. Some would label it miraculous how changed a problem seems when we decide to put our energy into smiling at the passersby in our lives.
The separation we feel from others is what often gives rise to our problems, regardless of their details. Giving a smile and getting one in return diminishes our sense of separation. Problems diminish, too.
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"Giving a smile and getting one in return diminishes our sense of separation. Problems diminish, too."
That is so absolutely true!
I can't tell you how many times I'll be walking down the city streets; looking at people with frowns on their faces, but the second I smile at them, their whole 'energy' changes as they smile back.
:)
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