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The Power of Smiling

A recent study written by the New York Times researched Predictive Smiles.  The study researched smiles from a college yearbook rating smiles by by coding muscle movements around the mouth and the eyes.  The recent study showcased that the less people smiled, the more likely they were to later divorce.

This may sound astonishing at first but in reality a Smile is a powerful emotional affect.  A Smile is contagious and infectious.

Have you ever noticed how you pronounce the word “Smile” that you form a smile right after, interesting huh?  The same token can apply with grin or grouch, it’s like these words were mean to take shape of the meaning of the word.

A Smile is a positive emotional energy that majority of people tend to attract to when seen.  The simplest form of the Law of Attraction can be expressed with a simple smile.  A great example is children and babies, you can’t help yourself whenever a child or baby smiles it seems like 2nd nature that you must smile back.

People feed off of each other’s energy every day and all day long, even if you don’t realize it, you are.  Surrounding yourself with negative behavior all the time can dampen your morale and attitude however surrounding yourself with upbeat and positive people in your will greatly improve your outlook in life.

Reverse the Poison

Let’s face it Negativity and Bad Moods are a poison in your life.  Nobody wants to be around a Negative Nancy or a Debbie Downer.  The same way Smiling can be infectious, so can Negativity.

Your best arsenal you have for fighting against Negativity is a simple smile, whether you are talking with someone or alone.  A Quick fix smile can boost an amazing positive vibe that will help you battle negativity.

• If you start out in a bad mood or something just irritated you, flash a quick smile to start clearing away the bad mojo

• If a person is just plain being mean and rude to you, as much as you want to retaliate and become mean back.  Step back, take a breather and calmly smile while engaging.  Ever heard the saying:

You catch more flies with Honey than Vinegar

So go ahead and reverse the poison!  Don’t let negativity and bad moods ruin your day, start by practicing to smile more often.

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Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Positive Thinking, smile