As I woke up this morning I started thinking about life, my life in particular.  I always think of how fortunate I am to wake up, which makes me smile. Despite my current horrendous cold that has made my lungs almost useless, I still found myself smiling.  It’s what I do.  I smile.  Not that insane kind of smile like after having a lobotomy, just your plain old smile.  Appreciating life type of smile, and always trying to find the best in everything.

This of course led me to thinking about all those people that don’t smile.  Why is that?  You never know what someone is going through at that very moment but I am referring to the perpetual non-smilers.  Some people are shy, I get that but are the others physically incapable of smiling?  Maybe they were born with facial muscles that are just too tight to smile.  It’s possible, but I think they are basically just a-holes.  Instead of letting all those people of the world upset me it makes me realize how important it is that I smile at everyone.  A smile is one of the greatest gifts you can give anyone.  I feel almost like a superhero of sorts, I must save the world one smile at a time.

We all face very difficult struggles in our lives and that one act of kindness can mean everything to a person.  It takes no effort, except maybe for the asshats with tight facial muscles.   It’s quite contagious too.  It spreads faster than a cold sore on a hooker.  How many times have you found yourself lost in your own thoughts and a nice smile from someone leaves you smiling as well.  It’s beyond awesome how one small gesture can alter someone’s mood.  It’s a gift we have been given, a gift that should be used and not taken for granted.  Use it any time you are happy enough to smile.  You don’t have to be rich to pay it forward in life, you just have to be happy.

I admit I do tend to take it further by chatting incessantly with strangers but it makes me smile and often times, them as well.  That way I can add in laughter which also requires smiling.  I hope after reading this it made you smile which will make someone else smile.