The Importance of Smiling
Why should we take the trouble to smile?
Well, that's what I have just been discussing on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. A smile really can change your mood. If you are feeling down in the dumps, fed up because you have broken your new year resolution or in a black mood with someone in particular the chances are that a smile is the last thing on your mind. When you are hurrying to the shops, rushing to get to work or wandering down the street in your own thoughts - again, people forget to smile.
So why bother?
Just smiling three times in succession will trigger the release of "happy hormones" from your brain - seratonin and endorphins. So often we don't take the trouble to do it and allow our negative thoughts to rule.
I know what I'd rather do - so let's get smiling!!
Well, that's what I have just been discussing on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. A smile really can change your mood. If you are feeling down in the dumps, fed up because you have broken your new year resolution or in a black mood with someone in particular the chances are that a smile is the last thing on your mind. When you are hurrying to the shops, rushing to get to work or wandering down the street in your own thoughts - again, people forget to smile.
So why bother?
Just smiling three times in succession will trigger the release of "happy hormones" from your brain - seratonin and endorphins. So often we don't take the trouble to do it and allow our negative thoughts to rule.
I know what I'd rather do - so let's get smiling!!
posted by Kate Atkin at 10:10 am
2 Comments:
Oh yeah, I'm with you on that. A smile can change a day, and change attitude so easily.
Hi Kate, maybe a little late in posting:-)
But wow! To just smile opens up the world. Smile when no one's smiling. Just smile.
I'm going to smile more.
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