Thursday, May 09, 2013

You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile :)

 Recently, I was reading something about smiling. Even though this seems obvious, the article pointed out that blind people smile. They do this without ever having seen someone else smile. It is a natural, human reaction to feeling happy.





 Then, I remembered something I had read in one of my psych classes about smiling. Just the physical act of smiling (whether we are actually happy or not) releases endorphins. Smiling literally makes us happier. It is a manifestation of happiness AND a causer of it. How awesome is that?

 Then after a little more research turns out smiling has all these other benefits. It can lower your blood pressure, It can help a person handle pain. You have a better immure system if you smile more. And if the internet isn't lying, it is contagious! Once you start smiling, so will everyone else! Then they will get all those benefits, too!! :)

 So....start smiling, people!! :)


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