A smile is like an emblem that
gives out a conclusive confidence in anyone’s personality. Before, I have been
very hesitant on whether to embrace smiling. I had a single moment of disbelief
that anybody can learn how to smile better. Ever since I was a child, for many
years, I practiced smiling in front of the mirror. I mean that was a usual habit for a kid and I
knew for a fact that most of us did the same. At first, I was reluctant to
admit yet many had proven and during their entire life, it proves and confirms
how powerful and compelling practicing a bit of smiling can be.
Smiling happens without much
thought. When you see a friend do something silly or awkward, for sure you’ll
have that smug look in your face. When a police officer let you loose without
a ticket, you grin. And when you are
being recognized for your good achievements in school or at work, you beam like
a star. Smiling is a natural reaction that reflects our joys in life and
towards others.
A smile is like a virus
contaminating every face it encounters and is somehow proven. There is that
part of the brain that is responsible for our facial expression of smiling or
mimicking or rather simulating. Another smile dwells in the limbic cortex,
an unconscious automatic response area. So if you are smiling at someone, it’s
likely they can’t help but smile back. But if they don’t, they are making a
hard time to avoid it.
Every time we smile we give a
little feel-good mood into our brain. The act of smiling triggers or stimulates
neural messaging that benefits both your health and happiness. Have you ever
wondered why Mona Lisa became one of the most famous paintings of all time?
Unimaginable number of people asked themselves why in the past. And one possible
answer is definitely because of her unique smile. It is in fact one simple
smile that made it throughout the world and still making remarkable record in
the history.
We may sometimes be forced to
ride in unidentified cruise in life, but we must also bear in mind: we are the
one in control of every situation. Try to see the better side on every part of
it. Who knows, we might be surprised at how much of an impact a little smile
can make!
Why don’t we smile more? And just
like Mona Lisa let’s conquer the world and make stories throughout the
history. Let us try and learn how to do
it! Let us experience magic!
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