Smiling Is Infectious

SMILES!

 Smiling is infectious,

You catch it like the flu.

Someone smiled at me today,

And I started smiling too.

 

I passed around the corner,

And someone saw my grin.

When he smiled I realized,

I’d passed it on to him.

 

I thought about that smile;

Then I realized its worth.

A single smile, just like mine,

Could travel round the earth.

 

So if you feel a smile begin,

Don’t leave it undetected.

Let’s start an epidemic quick,

And get the world infected!

– Karen McLendon-Laumann 

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While sitting on a restaurant’s patio over the weekend, a little girl of about 2 years of age was quietly walking by with her family. I smiled broadly at her, and she tried to run toward me but was unable to because her dad had her hand firmly grasped in his.  So instead, she danced with great joy and smiled back. Ahhh, what a sweet thing!

Have you taken The SMILE Challenge yet?