“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine” (Proverbs 17:22).
When I was young, I had the idea that I’d grow to be a plump, merry old lady, liked by all and liking everyone. But, with advancing years, I find the “plump” part is easy but as for being merry? Sometimes I have to work at it.
It is true, I’ve found, that a merry heart does a body good. What niggling thought or barbed remark can withstand a hearty laugh and a “God bless you?”
As Bing Crosby sang, “Whenever skies are gray don’t worry or fret
A smile will bring us sunshine and you’ll never get wet
So let a smile be your umbrella
Be your big umbrella on a rainy, rainy day.”
A big plus is when you smile at others, it’s contagious, like a sneeze, and it makes them wonder what you’ve been up to!
Smile, and the world smiles with you! A great antidote to a sourpuss mood. Thanks!
Thanks for writing, Kimberly. Yes, a smile helps in most cases.