I have always thought of myself as a pretty happy-go-lucky person. I laugh a lot and find comedy in most of the things around me. I am one of those people that actually notices a beautiful sunset or flower and I get a warm, fuzzy feeling and smile when my dog cuddles with me. I acknowledge that I am not always happy and that is something I am working on. However, as sarcastic as I am and as annoyed as I sometimes get, I never feel like I am totally pissed off with the world. Contrary to my personal belief on the subject, I am told on a daily basis, in some form or another, that I never smile. Most commonly, I hear one of the following: "You must be having a bad day. Cheer up, it will get better. Ready for your weekend? It can't be THAT bad. She's not having it." etc, etc.
It wasn't until recently that someone told me the first time they met me they were scared of me because the vibration I gave off was that I was pissed at the world. I was taken back by this comment, because I truly am not pissed at the world. I am not happy with myself, so it is my guess that I am manifesting my unhappiness through my body language. But even as a kid, I was constantly told I should smile more. Well you know what. I'm gonna take that challenge. Everyday I read a handful of blogs from a site called The Daily Love and today there was a piece called, Send Smiling Energy. It basically advocates for mindful breathing (something I am working on anyway) and adding smile energy to your exhale breath. Sound hokie? Well, maybe it is. But if part of the process is staying present and staying present involves becoming aware of your breath and if you are already aware of your breath and can add the smile energy component, then why not? Maybe if I work at it enough, I can keep a smile like the one above and eventually it won't be work but second nature. Now that would make me smile!
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