Peace begins with a smile. ~ Mother Teresa
So Smile :-) & have a Peaceful day!
May we always be thankful for the many blessings that God has given us and let our countenance reflect the joy, peace and love that is in our hearts.
Today, let not the world allow you to think negatively or tempt you to murmur and complain over the issues of life.
I hope this message encourages and inspires your heart to do all you can to share a word of encouragement, a sign of affirmation or simply a smile to let that one know that it's not as bad as it seems.
The Smiling Game…
It's been said that a smile is the lighting system of the face, the cooling system of the head and the heating system of the heart. But a smile is also a powerful weapon against toxic attitudes of all kinds.
Lisa Gurnsey, of Portland , Oregon , wrote to me about a man whose smile quite literally changed her life: "I was having a horrible day -- hating my job, tired of the weather, tired of trying to keep up on bills, and just completely stressed out. I stopped at the post office in the morning and, as I was entering, an older business man commented to me that it was going to be a good day and life shouldn't be as bad as I make it look. I glared at him and simply said, 'I wish it was Friday.'"
"I felt better about my day when I left the post office...that man's smile and comment, although irritating at first, made me think."
"The second time I ran into the man I went out of my way to say 'Happy Friday' to him and to smile. I saw him a few more times and always he was cheery and 'made my day.'"
"I looked for him around Christmastime to give him a card and explain how his kind words and smile that very first day made me regroup my thinking and realize I didn't have it so bad. But I have not seen him at the post office since then. I look every morning... I go at different times to see if I can catch him. Maybe he retired, maybe he is ill. I think to myself, 'I wish I had thanked him for being a kind person.' I can honestly say this man changed my life. I will work to spread that same feeling to those I see in need of a smile."
Speaker Josh Hinds makes this suggestion: "Play the smiling game in your daily life. See how many people you can get to smile back at you. Keep score and tally the results at the end of each day."
That sounds like a game we can all play. The rules are simple. There are lots of winners. And who knows...you may even 'make' someone's day – even if that someone is you!
Read and Reflect on God's Word:
"Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble, by the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds in Christ." -- 2 Corinthians 1:3-5
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us." -- 1 John 4:10-12
So Smile :-) & have a Peaceful day!
May we always be thankful for the many blessings that God has given us and let our countenance reflect the joy, peace and love that is in our hearts.
Today, let not the world allow you to think negatively or tempt you to murmur and complain over the issues of life.
I hope this message encourages and inspires your heart to do all you can to share a word of encouragement, a sign of affirmation or simply a smile to let that one know that it's not as bad as it seems.
The Smiling Game…
It's been said that a smile is the lighting system of the face, the cooling system of the head and the heating system of the heart. But a smile is also a powerful weapon against toxic attitudes of all kinds.
Lisa Gurnsey, of Portland , Oregon , wrote to me about a man whose smile quite literally changed her life: "I was having a horrible day -- hating my job, tired of the weather, tired of trying to keep up on bills, and just completely stressed out. I stopped at the post office in the morning and, as I was entering, an older business man commented to me that it was going to be a good day and life shouldn't be as bad as I make it look. I glared at him and simply said, 'I wish it was Friday.'"
"I felt better about my day when I left the post office...that man's smile and comment, although irritating at first, made me think."
"The second time I ran into the man I went out of my way to say 'Happy Friday' to him and to smile. I saw him a few more times and always he was cheery and 'made my day.'"
"I looked for him around Christmastime to give him a card and explain how his kind words and smile that very first day made me regroup my thinking and realize I didn't have it so bad. But I have not seen him at the post office since then. I look every morning... I go at different times to see if I can catch him. Maybe he retired, maybe he is ill. I think to myself, 'I wish I had thanked him for being a kind person.' I can honestly say this man changed my life. I will work to spread that same feeling to those I see in need of a smile."
Speaker Josh Hinds makes this suggestion: "Play the smiling game in your daily life. See how many people you can get to smile back at you. Keep score and tally the results at the end of each day."
That sounds like a game we can all play. The rules are simple. There are lots of winners. And who knows...you may even 'make' someone's day – even if that someone is you!
Read and Reflect on God's Word:
"Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble, by the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds in Christ." -- 2 Corinthians 1:3-5
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us." -- 1 John 4:10-12
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