OK…whatever you’re doing right now (including reading my writing) take a few seconds and put a great big smile on your face. I don’t care if it feels weird. Just do it. C’mon, let’s see that great…big…smile.

Ahh…there it is. I knew you could do it.

Now, I know there are times you just don’t feel like smiling. No worries. I’m the same way. But remember, we’re talking about feelings. And feelings change. And you can even help them change. You can drop the blue and get back to you…with a great big smile.

I remember, when I was about 12 or 13, my dad was really into running. He ran every evening after he got home from work. After I watched him do that for a while, I asked if I could run with him. He said, “Sure, get on your running shoes and let’s go.” So, we took off through the neighborhood and out past several blocks further than I typically went. I began to get a little out of breath, and he told me to loosen up my hands, breathe deeper, and put a great big smile on my face.

“Smile?!”, I replied with a confused tone in my voice.

“You bet,” he said. “You’ll be surprised at how much different you feel if you smile through it.”

So…I did. And you know what? He was right. So…

When you’re feeling blue,
Here’s what you can do…
And it’s easy, too…
Just smile.
Blues will go away
When you simply say
I just need to pray
And smile.
You would change your mood
And your attitude…
Oh, if only you’d
Just smile.
All those things you feared
Will have disappeared
Once you’ve volunteered
Your smile.
Before it’s too late
Please don’t make us wait…
Let us see that great
Big smile.

Stay tuned,

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