Day 6 - February 15th OR Infectious Smiles

Today I give with hope ~

From the moment I woke up this morning, I knew what my gift for the day would be.  While it might not work on everyone, I would attempt to get eye contact and smile at everyone I saw.  Smiling in itself has been proven to make people happy.  If you're down, and someone smiles at you, perhaps luring you into smiling back, it can literally change your mood. 

Walking into the building at work, I beamed at everyone and everyone seemed to beam back.  At work, I was full of smiles.  At home, I kept my happy face on and at the gym, yes, even at the gym, I smiled through the workout.  I swear my face hurt by the end of the day.  The funny thing is that throughout the day, I realized I wasn't even forcing the smile.  It was a genuine, natural smile.  That's when it came to me...  maybe you're just happy.  This was a gift for everyone I saw, albeit a small one, it was a gift nonetheless.  Looking back on my day, I see that this was also a gift to myself!