In response to my being moved by Mike Sansone and Angela Maiers posts about smiling, I decided to smile back at them and give you all something dear to me - My Smile.
A beloved mentor, friend, and neighbor of mine blessed me by giving me her smile - LITERALLY. She gave me a plaque during a very difficult period in my life. I keep it within sight always to remind me of the power we all have within us. I hope you enjoy it.
A Smile
A smile costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it.
A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature's best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.
Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.
Scribe - Richard Withers
So tell me, which part of the piece resonated with you? Whose life will you enrich this day?
photo on flickr by Maggie's World
Great share! The words AND your smile. Which part resonates with me most? Probably the last line. When ones well (of smile) runs dry, give them yours.
I wonder - what happens when we smile so much our jaws hurt? Can we keep smiling after that? What causes that kind of smile?
Posted by: Mike Sansone | January 19, 2009 at 06:12 PM
Mike,
Jaw aching smiles are indeed the best. That means one has been happy and in the moment so long that smiling becomes an act of working out. What causes that kind of smile - pure joy and love! I say take the momentary ache of the jaw for the long-term memory of the moment. Thanks for your smile...
RAE
Posted by: Laura Hecht | January 19, 2009 at 06:57 PM
of no value to anyone until it is given away.
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