Do you know that a smile is a powerful weapon that can change your life?

Smiling expresses love, joy, pleasantness, affection, happiness and peace to the eternal world. It relaxes the facial muscles and gives health to the body cells. Smiling more increases life expectancy.  A genuine smile always creates  fold od skin under your eyes. It reflects a good,  peaceful, cheerful and loving countenance. A smiling face adds beauty to your Outlook and people around.

The world is like a mirror ;frown at it, and it frowns at you. Smile and it smiles too.
A psychologist  state the reason why smiling makes us feel happy. His explanation goes like this: " the face and the brain both obtain blood supply from the same source, the carotis artery. When we frown or smile the facial muscles tighten across the skull, causing the tiny blood vessels to become compressed. This affects the common blood supply in the carotid artery, resulting in slight alterations in the amount of blood supplied to the brain. This is in turn, result in the brain either releasing or suppressing chemical message to alter our moods".


Serving humanity with smile on your face is the best thing you can do yourself. Nhat Hanh said, " your joyis the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy".  Indeed, a smile can open door that no arguments can open. It is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart.

Smile adds value to yor face. People who put up frown faces  and tough countenance are usually dangerous to the society. The psychologist affirm that such countenance result  from emotional disturbances which manifest in anger, fear, worry and anxiety. If we smile and continue to smile,  we begin to feel happier and that happiness will radiate to others. "A warm smile  is the universal language of kindness. " by Arthur Ward.  Mother Theresa advised, " let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. "


It's  been said that a smile is the least  expensive and yet the most valuable asset we have.  It's  also been said that a smile is one little curve that sets a lot of things straight. You must put up a smiling face at all time regardless of the rigour of work you are doing. Of all things you wear, our expression is the most important.   Charles Kingsley wrote "the men whom i have seen succeed most in life, have always been cheerful and hopeful men who went about their businesses with a smile on their faces and toik the changes and challenges of this mortal life like men, facing and smooth alike as they come.

A smile can change the whole you if only you make it your hobby,  no matter any situation you're now put a smile on your fave and see way to resolve the situation.


By Chimaobi Gideon