Today as I let a man walk in front of my car, he waved thank you and gave me a smile… A big, toothy smile. It felt so genuine and real and made me smile.
I then started to think about my own smile.
Though I feel like I am a fairly smiley person, I definitely give the closed-mouth smile (or is it more of a smirk?) to many strangers. While I guess this is better than no smile at all, I’m sure it looks less than authentic.
Don’t get me wrong, a big grin can look pretty creepy if you show your teeth to a random person in the store, but when a stranger does something nice for you (like opens the door for you), a genuine smile – with teeth – just may be in order.
Now, show me your smile! 😀
Not feeling too smiley today? Maybe this will help…
She’s so goofy!
Breakfast
Aside from Sadie, who always makes me smile, my breakfast evoked a grin today, too.
When I woke up this morning, I knew a smoothie was going to be my breakfast of choice.
I made a strawberry banana smoothie with extra ice cubes for added chill and texture.
I love it when breakfast totally hits the spot.
Workout
As I headed to the gym with Ryan this morning, I spent most of our short walk rubbing my neck. I must have slept on it funny last night because I have quite the crick today!
Rather than do 50 minutes of cardio as I normally do on Thursdays, I opted for 15 minutes on the stair master and a light 10 minute run before heading upstairs to take a yoga class to stretch out my neck and body.
I was a little nervous because I’ve only enjoyed yoga with one specific instructor. Fortunately today’s teacher was wonderful as well. I think the best way to describe her is a breath of fresh air.
She was so smiley (not closed-mouth smiley 🙂 ), and guided the class with such a soothing and uplifting voice.
Gosh, it sounds like I love her a little, huh?
Today’s Plans
I hope the work day flies by because I’m heading to Tampa after work to see Mary Poppins at Carol Morsani Hall in Tampa with my mom and sister.
“Chim Chim Cher-ee, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Chim Chim Cher-roo!”
Question of the Day
What do you think about the closed-mouth smile? Do you think a smile from someone really has the ability to brighten your day?
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