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Smiles All Around

Boys & Girls Club Summer Enrichment Program youth made candy grams for their fellow campers as part of National Smile & Kindness Month in August. They also discussed the importance of showing “Love and Kindness” to everyone. The Club members wrote positive affirmations on hearts and attached them to lollipops and passed them out to campers and staff.
photo: Pexels stock images
photo: Pexels stock images

If you search the Internet, you will find various dates for National Smile Month, World Kindness Day, and the like, but let’s face it: Every day is a good day to wear a smile.

The AI overview of smiling goes like this:

Smiling can have a positive impact on both the giver and receiver, and can have many benefits for your health and well-being:

Mood: Smiling can improve your mood by increasing hormones that enhance mood, like dopamine and serotonin, while decreasing hormones that increase stress, like cortisol and adrenaline. It can also trigger your brain to release endorphins, which can relieve pain and stress.

Physical health: Smiling can reduce your blood pressure and boost your immune system. It can also increase your endurance and reduce pain.

Relationships: Smiling can improve your relationships and make you appear more likable, courteous, and competent. It can also create a positive and welcoming atmosphere that can transform someone’s day.

Productivity: Smiling can improve your productivity.

Self-confidence: Smiling can increase your self-confidence.

Optimism: Smiling can be linked to optimism, which Harvard Health Publishing says is associated with a lower risk of early death from cancer and infection.

Fun Quotes About Smiles and Smiling

“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give ’em yours!” —Dolly Parton

“Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.” —Yoko Ono

“A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.” —The Dalai Lama

“I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.” —Paul Simon

“The shortest distance between two people is a smile.” —Victor Borge

“Everyone smiles in the same language.” —George Carlin

“Smile at a stranger. See what happens.” —Patti LuPone

“Peace begins with a smile.” —Mother Teresa

“I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back.” —Heidi Klum

“Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky and senile, or that you’re always smiling.” —Carlos Santana

“If you smile, things will work out.” —Serena Williams

“Never regret anything that made you smile.” —Mark Twain

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss

“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” —Marilyn Monroe

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” —John Lennon

“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” —Phyllis Diller

“Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.”

—Connie Stevens

“A smile cures the wounding of a frown.” —William Shakespeare

“Smile, because it confuses people.” —Heath Ledger, as The Joker

“Use your smile to change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.” —Unknown