Smile!
Are you becoming world-weary? I am. There is just so much these days. I want to be informed about the world because I care. But when I watch the news, my heart hurts for all the things I cannot do. Until I remember the one thing I can do.
I can do Kindness.
There are so many ways to do Kindness. A simple one to start with is smiling! I can smile at each person I meet when I walk down the sidewalk, or in the grocery store, or even walking down a hallway in an office building. Have you tried this? It is amazing! I smile at them and they smile back. Bonus points for adding a cheery greeting with it! What’s so amazing about it? How many things can you give away but still keep, and even receive more of in the process?
I’m sure someone has smiled at you like that. Did you smile back? Why? You didn’t know them, but yet you felt connected. In some small way, you felt seen, maybe even like you mattered. Because you do! Everyone does. That’s why we smile at others and why they smile at us. Even though we can’t fix the whole world, we can make each other’s days a little less sad, a little less lonely.
Share your smile everywhere you go, and with everyone you meet. You can share it with family, friends, coworkers, strangers, and even yourself! Please, don’t forget to smile at yourself!
Of course there are lots of other Kindnesses we can do. And I’m going to share simple little ways we can make the world a kinder place, a better place, a happier place.
If you are new here, welcome! I’m smiling at you right now!
Because Kindness Matters!