The other day, I entered a cafe and she looked at me with a huge smile, I literally had goosebumps, she gazed at me and smiled, without any reason only with pure intention, at least that’s how i perceived it.
My face lit up, and my automatic response?
A smile…
When I experience kindness, I hold on to it, I take an inner snapshot, it can be as small as a smile or as big as showing gratitude for a job well done.
I collect smiles and keep sharing them.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น?
When you smile your brain releases tiny molecules called neuropeptides to help fight off stress and you can find many other โside effectsโ when smiling like dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins which all come into play.
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐?
I wonder as we grow older, do we run out of smiles?
Because what happens is that oftentimes the moments of kindness that move us the most are the non-materialistic ones. Although, having said that most of us enjoy receiving a nice gift or a nice treat.
My takeaway is that joy is always found in the now.
So, smile away, and do not give anything or anyone the power to take it away from you.
Itโs way too valuable!
With a smile, you have the power of transformation, you can make someoneโs day better, it connects and uplifts and helps people but above all, you can help yourself!
Your life can be full of richness.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐.