November 4, 2009

gratitude:: day 3 of 30

3::30 today i'm grateful for smiles. smiles that greet me casually on the street, smiles of friends, smiles of loved ones. smiles of all kinds.

today, why do you smile at a stranger? one of two great things will happen - they will smile back...or they will wonder what you've been up to. *laugh*

and not that forced kind of smile either where your teeth are bared and you're ready to snarl. flash those pearlies in a true happy smile. go on....i dare you.
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22 comments:

  1. JoanneNovember 4, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    Great advice - :)

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  2. AnonymousNovember 4, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    I love this post. : D

    Smiling unexpectedly is the best way to brighten your mood. And someone else's.

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  3. drollgirlNovember 4, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    yup, customer smiles really don't count for much! the genuine smiles RULE!

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  4. CoraNovember 4, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Smiling is so cheap...its free!
    It's amazing what a smile can do for another person, not to mention for your own self. I've smiled at strangers and they actually looked shocked that I did! It's that aweful? It's like people have forgotten how to do it!

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  5. AmeliaNovember 4, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    I love this image, the muted colors, the joy spilling out! The hay stack, so sweet!

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  6. bethNovember 4, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    ohhhh... those are the triplets and they are fabulous !!

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  7. LineNovember 4, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    ooh so
    sweet!!

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  8. spread your wingsNovember 4, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    : )

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  9. Cindy November 4, 2009 at 4:27 PM

    They sure are cute, Yes we all need to smile more, have a great day.

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  10. PunaNovember 4, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    This is such a joyous photo! I'm smiling:)

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  11. Denise | Chez DanisseNovember 4, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    My dad and I were just discussing how it feels when a stranger on the street smiles at you...it's nice.

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  12. Country GirlNovember 4, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    Smiling.

    It makes the world go round.

    When I returned to work after being sick, many of my co-workers told me the same thing. And that was that they missed my smile.

    I must smile a lot. I just hadn't really noticed it!

    Cool photo. Love that processing, too.

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  13. MaryNovember 4, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    Oh what a sweet photo, and such beautiful processing! The other thing about smiles is they make US feel better too when we give them to others... :)

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  14. Memories Of MineNovember 4, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    We like waving at strangers or saying hello. Even if the do look at us a little strangely. I think being given a smile, laugh or a wave can put a spring in your step for the whole day.

    This is a nice project.

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  15. Sarah AnneNovember 4, 2009 at 11:29 PM

    How come it's hard for people to smile at one another (myself included)?

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  16. ELKNovember 5, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    a smile can mean so much ...at all ages, now this is a triple threat!!

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  17. GailONovember 5, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    Happy photo!...Trying to get my grandson's photo when he is smiling is a challenge I give myself whenever I'm with him with a camera...if I ask him to smile he has an awful smirk...not the real thing:)

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  18. Colby RanaeNovember 6, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    beautiful!!!

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  19. Relyn LawsonNovember 7, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    That little one with half her face hidden? OH MY!!

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  20. SusanNovember 10, 2009 at 3:46 AM

    Joy and exuberance just oozes out of this photo! Smiles cost us nothing, but the paybacks are tremendous!

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  21. Sandi @the WhistleStop CafeNovember 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    I'm grateful for your posts. You make me smile!

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  22. julochkaNovember 15, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    i'm going to try it. tho' the danes will just think i'm drunk or insane. one or both of which might be true, depending on the time of day. ha! :-)

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i feel as if each comment was between us as we sat and sipped something warm....i love to hear what you're thinking.

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