Sometimes mondays can be hard for everyone especially because it's the beginning of another new week. Sometimes we let mondays come and go without making the best of what it can possibly be. Starting today, and every monday, i will be sharing with you Every Monday Matters. it's an organization/ foundation and they even have their own website. So let's start!:
Show Your Smile
FACTS
- a smile is a universal expression of happiness and recognized as such by all cultures.
- a smiling person is judged to be more pleasant, attrative, sincere, sociable, and cometent. Smiling is contagious.
- Happy people generally don't get sick as often as people who are unhappy
- Smiling or even seeing somebody smile releases endorphins that work in the brain to give an overall feeling of well-being.
- People are born with the ability to smile. Even babies born blind smile.
- Adults laugh approximately 15 times per day, while children laugh about 400 times a day.
- It takes only 17 muscles to smile, compare to 43 muscles to frown.
- Women smile more than men.
Take Action Today
- Smile at EVERYONE you see today.
- Keep track of how many times you smile and laugh today.
- If you are having trouble smiling, hre are a few suggestions:
Make faces at yourself in the mirror.
Shake your body like it's laughing from in side
Jump on the bed.
Hug someone you love.
- At the end of your day of smiling, notice how you feel and whether people acted differently around you.
YOU MATTER
happiness leads to smiling, and smiling leads to happiness. Happiness is your natural immunity, having a profound, positive effect on your health and well-being. If you aren't happy, smile anyway. It will help you get there.