Joyful January #7: Smile At A Stranger

 Smile at a stranger! 

A little poem to share: 

When you share a smile 

You can make someone's day 

It's a simple gift of humanity 

That can chase the blues away 

This is a habit of mine, smiling at strangers. Sometimes you get a strange look but most often you get a smile in return :) It might not make everyone's day but it could make someone's! 

There are many ways you can make someone's day and the great thing is that, like most gifting, both the giver and receiver feel good. 

Smiling also helps reduce stress as it encourages the release of feel good chemicals like dopamine and serotonin. Click here for a post about the benefits of smiling. 

Please don't be afraid of your smile. Something beautiful from inside you glows when you really smile.

A smile is a piece of something beautiful that you possess but can give away willy-nilly and never lose, it may even grow when given away. That's pretty special. 

Sending everyone here a smile today :) 

Click here for a link to the Joyful January Calendar

The Joyful January project is part of the Happy Healthy Teachers Matter Online Summit. This is an opportunity to start your year with tips, tools and techniques to ensure you have the health, energy and vitality to beat the end of term slump and fatigue, and be the best version of yourself all year long. For more information please follow this link: https://www.spectrumeducation.com/happy-healthy-teachers-matter-online-summit-home/