Ron Gutman is an expert on an unusual subject: smiling. In his research, he found that people who smile (wide and often) are significantly more successful and tend to live longer, healthier lives than those who do not. Smiling also has the power to encourage, unite, and inspire. Several studies indicate that smiling is contagious.When someone smiles at us, we are likely to respond in kind and feel a boost in our mood besides.
He points out that we are born smiling and some children smile as often as 400 times per day. By the time we reach adulthood, 2/3 of us smile less than 20 times each day. Perhaps if we all made an effort to smile more often (and at each other), the world would be a more pleasant place in which to live. Especially during this long, brutal winter, smiling more often couldn’t hurt!
Take a few minutes to watch this video; I guarantee you’ll think about smiling in a whole new light.
Author: KateBitters
Kate Bitters is a Minneapolis-based author and freelance writer. She is the author of Elmer Left, Ten Thousand Lines, and He Found Me. One of her proudest/nerdiest moments was when Neil Gaiman read one of her short stories on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater.
Hello Kate Bitters. So good to know you through your profile on the blogger. I am glad to stop by your Blog "The Bitter Blog" and the post on it " Have You Smiled Today?(it may make all the difference)". How true it is. Well let me share with you about a Project we have which will bring smile on the faces of the ones who may not have smile on their faces because of the poverty they are in. We encourage young people as well as adults from the West to come to Mumbai, India to work with us in the slums of Mumbai among poorest of poor sharing with them the good news of Jesus Christ and to give them new hope, future and life. I am In the Pastoral ministry for last 34yrs in the great city of Mumbai a city with great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the broken hearted. We would love to have you come along with your friends to work with us during your summer vacation. I am sure your coming on a short / long term missions trip will bring smiles on the faces of the poorest of poor. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. My email id is : dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede