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A Smile is more than just a look – it’s a feeling, it’s a trigger for happiness and it’s a piece of the puzzle of peace. Most of us think that when we smile, when we laugh that that is all we’re merely doing, but you see when we smile our body releases endorphins (those pain-killing hormones that make us feel good), which in turn make us happy, or at least happier. 

“SMILING IS

CONTAGIOUS” 

Not only is smiling good for us but also if you find you’re friend having one of those rainy or down days, by smiling and trying to make her/him smile and laugh is possibly the greatest thing you could do for them. Besides smiling is contagious (unless someone has a basic character flaw that prevents them from enjoying life), because each time a person smiles, the pleasure receptors in the brain release endorphins, which promote a sensation of well-being and contentment. When you’re feeling stressed, whether it’s that big test coming up or just a build-up of the stresses of everyday life the best medicine is a smile. So, If you’ve lost your sense of humor, best thign is to find it immediately. When we laugh, or smile, endorphins are released, triggering stress hormone levels to drop.  A good idea for those rainy days is to create a stress relief kit – stocked with your favorite stress-busting devices from comics to clown noses, whatever tickles your own funny bone. Keep this kit handy at all times because you never know when a good ol’ laugh will save the day. 

“with every smile, every laugh we are helping bring sunshine into not only our lives but also into the lives of others.” 

So apart from the all mighty endorphins what good is in smiling for us? Well ask yourself this question when you see someone who’s smiling what are your first impressions of that person. No doubt they would be that that person is friendly, happy, and welcoming. Also they’re usually the first ones that a stranger will approach or speak to when seeking directions or assistance.Did you know that babies are actually born with the emotional fabric to smile when feeling pleasurable? Yeah.  So smiling is not a response taught to us from life experiences but rather a natural sign of pleasure or delight. So you see we were born to smile.  And with every smile, every laugh we are helping to bring sunshine into not only our lives but also into the lives of others. Bringing a further sense of peace into this sometimes gloom-filled world. With so much disaster and hate in this world we need to put our best smile forward and do our best to bring as much light and happiness into this world as we can. So next time you’re down or clouded in the negative energy of this world remember ‘Peace starts with a smile’.

All around the world many teenagers are feeling the pressure to be what society calls ‘perfect’; being as skinny as Lindsay Lohan or changing every little detail about themselves to impress others; committing acts, straining them both mentally and physically, in order to merely be part of a group or to be classified as ‘cool’. They see the image of perfection outlaid by the media and desire to be it –to be accepted by those who set a criteria physically (rather than mentally) for their so-called friends, who are just plain judgemental and critical of others.After awhile of focusing on their flaws they began to see only their negative traits and yet become blind to the flaws of others around them. But isn’t there and instance when such lack of flaws becomes a flaw within itself. In the transition, as flaws lessen, instead of nearing closer to perfection we are rather distanced from it. As we fail to see the hidden fact that besides what the media seems to portray, perfection lies in the flaws.  

“An original is always worth more than a copy.” 

These ‘friends’ whom u look so much up to, our wish to belong to their group – think about their personality, are they judgemental and critical?  If so you really need to think about 1. If u really want their further friendship and 2. If so why you do? Not only does perfection lay in your flaws but it also lays in the invisible part of you, it lies inside of you – in your personality, (your unique character which you’ll always be the master of). And as one wise lady once said “An original is always worth more than a copy.” Look at today’s models, what makes them so beautiful or eye-catching – their uniqueness, whether it’s their big eyes or forehead, most models are chosen for their individual and unique look. Take for example a rose. This flower is known worldwide for it’s beauty and is one of the strongest symbols for one of the most beautiful feelings and perhaps extraordinary and beautiful things on earth – L.O.V.E. But yet if we stick to the theory that perfection has no flaws then how can a rose be perfection or any where near perfection – as doesn’t it have its thorns. Compare a rose with thorns to a rose without thorns, which is truly more beautiful – My guess the thorn one, as it’s thorns – it’s flaws – make it even more beautiful. Just as our flaws do for us. 

“In the transition, as flaws lessen,

instead of nearing closer to perfection we are rather distanced from it.”

             So if you look at it this way we are all roses, and therefore we all have our thorns, as well as our pedals. Though for some our thorns are our character and our pedals our looks, and vice versa. Some choose for our flaws, our thorns to be our personality our inner self and others choose to let our thorns be the natural flaws of our physical appearance. Ask yourself this, “Where would a rose be without it’s thorn?”