If in our daily lives we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step
We take it as a given that the way emotions work is like this: We have a feeling and we may -- or may not -- express the emotion on our faces. But what this research suggests is that the process works in the opposite direction as well. Emotion can also start on the face. The face is not a secondary billboard for our feelings. It is a partner in the emotional process. Malcolm Gladwell, Blink
Do not mistake this as guidance for you; it is a message to myself.
I've not seen the tailless squirrel for weeks; I suspect she has not survived. I tell myself to smile when I wake; it fades as the day passes. Then I remember again. I try to stay awake.
It is the best I can do.
Hi Sharon,
Visiting your blog is always such a pleasant trip. Makes me smile. Thanks.
Ann
Posted by: Ann White | 25 February 2005 at 06:34 AM