Smiling Makes Us Feel Good
"Studies have shown that smiling releases endorphins, natural painkillers, and serotonin. Together these three neurotransmitters make us feel good from head to toe. Not only do these natural chemicals elevate your mood, but they also relax your body and reduce physical pain." - The Very Well Mind by Mark Stibich, PhD I have to agree with the good doctor. Smiling is wonderful. So why do we smile?
1. To show you’re happy.
2. Like yawns, smiles are contagious.
3. To do a simple act of kindness.
4. Because you are wearing a new shade of lipstick. (After all, a girl cannot have too many shades of lipstick.)
5. You feel confident knowing your best girlfriend will tell you if you have something stuck in your teeth.
6. Because that piece of chocolate cheesecake was amazing.
7. You love the sensation of those new panties against your skin.
8. You feel joy in your heart and love energizes you.
(Or was that an over-sized pink bunny that just went by?)
9. If you smile enough, you’ll start to believe your face.
10. You just took a deep breath and realized life is grand.
11. Because happiness is the result of being too busy to be miserable.
12. It takes fewer muscles to smile than frown.
13. My favorite reason: Always smile… because others will think you are up to something. And maybe you are.
What makes you smile?
