I went to a social/informational gathering with about 100 attendees this weekend and met people from all walks of life. I was reluctant to get ready in the early morning of Saturday, thinking about many errands and tasks on my plate. But I had a mission to gather necessary information through this meeting for my personal project. I planned on staying for one hour and make a quick exit.
It turned out that I stayed for 4 hours chatting with many people. They were the friendliest group of people I have ever encountered, welcoming newcomers like me with a big smile. Everyone was accommodating and informative. At the beginning of the meeting, I was putting my obligatory smile and pleasantly, but toward the end of the session, I felt genuinely cheerful and happy beaming with a big smile.
Smiling is contagious: It makes you reciprocate the smile no matter how down and negative you can be. Some people preach that you fake smile to set you up to feel happy.
Without conscious effort, I noticed that the corner of my mouth was downward lately. It’s time to learn to smile again. It takes only 17 muscles to smile. Keep smiling.
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