A smile is perhaps the prettiest attire one can have on. A smile can be magical. Can heal rifts, ease emotional distress and even take your mind off the physical pain for a while. A smile engenders love, lets others feel wanted and sometimes opens doors that would sometimes be shut. A smile, at the right time, might be what would save a life.
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In truth, there really should be no reason to smile before you do. Of course, there are occasions that demand it but a smile should not only be limited to those times. Share it. It is free and best of all, it is quite contagious. Puts those around you at ease and allow for better interaction. A bone of those who give off positive vibes. However, if you still need reasons, below are some good ones.
Smile to live longer:
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Our physical well-being is connected to our mental well-being. When unhappy or troubled, it sometimes manifests as a physical illness. Smiling can help with this. For you or that other person or people, you smile to. It is no mistake that health workers wear a perpetual smile while treating treatments. It reassures them.
When you are one prone to smiling, it's difficult to not to be positive. A positive attitude has been shown to increase one’s life expectancy. Being a natural facelift, it plumps up your skin cells and gives it a radiant glow. Added to these, smiling affects the entire chemistry of the body, keeps the heart rate low and enhances easy breathing.
A smile makes you seem trustworthy:
A smiling face is perceived as to be more social and approachable. According to a recent study at California University,
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"A smiling face is perceived to be more competent and dependable”. Plus, a smile projects a positive countenance which in turn makes people comfortable.
It makes you attractive:
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A smile is definitely one of the cheapest beauty tools. A smile adds lustre to an already made-up face, giving that extra bit of glow that takes a face from the mundane to something near glorious. At the same time, it makes you feel younger. So if you are conscious of the aging process, a smile would help.
Smiling makes you more creative:
Those who are happy they have a more comprehensive approach to problems and this improves their ability to explore probable solutions to a problem. This has a significant and causal effect on their productivity at workplace.
Smiling lowers stress and anxiety:
In contrast to conventional wisdom, smiling can actually reduce stress by lowering the heart rate. The more you smile, the more you see a reason to smile, the more effective you become at breaking the natural tendency to think negatively. lt induces a feel-good glow and releases endorphins from the brain that strengthen the immune system.
A smile is a universal language:
No matter with whom you exchange a smile, even if he doesn’t understand your language you will be able to create a bond with them and they will understand you. It's important to feel good about yourself but at the same time, it is equally important to make others feel good too. The moment smiles are exchanged, it is communicated that no harm is intended and you come in peace. Even babies who have no understanding of any language react positively when someone smiles at them.
There is no single drawback of smiling I can think of. So, go forth and smile a lot. Share the joy. Do your bit in making the world a less gloomy place. Your happiness can end up making others happy too.
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