A Lesson in Smiling

A Lesson in Smiling

God Said:

Let Me brush away that frown

from your forehead

It doesn't belong there

It is like a wisp of hair

that has fallen out of place

There is no place for a frown

on your brow

Let go of the past,

and you will not know frown

Be puzzled at life,

but befuddlement

does not require a frown

What if all the puzzles

had beautiful resolutions

would you then frown?

Be serious about your smiles

They are such a boon to mankind

Smile at the next stranger you see

Smile at all ,

no matter what misdemeanor

may have done

Smile at all your loved ones

no matter how you may feel

You are being true to yourself

when you smile

You are not smiling to incur favor

Your smile is not false

You are smiling in order

to increase the world order

A smile will open your heart

A smile of good intent from you

will create more smiles

Well, if you cannot smile

in this minute,

perhaps you can laugh

at yourself,

laugh at how seriously

you are taking yourself

and events in your well-worn path

from house to work

and the grocery store

Why not walk through

every room of your house

and smile in recognition of a world

that God has created

and set before you

You do create your world quite a bit

I suggest you create

it with a smile

Surely there is something

to smile about

Give that something

the recognition it deserves

Even when you slip

in the mud on the street,

you have to smile, don't you?

Wherever you land, you can smile

Today I give you a lesson in smiling

No longer are you to be a grump,

even when you are by yourself

It is a natural thing to smile

Remember how happy you were

when you saw your

baby's first smile?

Once you were that baby

with a first smile

May your smile have been adored,

and nothing since

taught you to stop

the joy of your smile

Be smiling still

Alert other hearts

that smiles are here to stay

As you smile,

you teach others that this

is a friendly world

Make the world friendly

In whose presence

will you smile today

where you may never have before?

What corner of the world

are you going to brighten today

with simply a smile?

I think you will find

that you have more than

one smile to give

I think you will find that

one smile leads to another,

and another,

until your smile

has been passed around the world,

lighted up hearts,

and taught other beautiful souls to smile