Chapter 3: Smiling & Laughing

Hey peeps! So today we’re going to talk about the power of smiling and laughing.

Smile?

Smiling is defined as “a facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision,” (American Heritage Dictionary, 2011).

So, according to psychologist, Dr Michael Lewis, whenever we smile

, we put ourselves to a happy mood. Plus, when we smile, we would seem friendlier that it would make easy for us to communicate and mingle around with strangers.

Laughter?

Laughing is defined as “the experience or manifestation of mirth, amusement, scorn, or joy,” (Collins English Dictionary, 2011).

Don’t you feel infectious whenever you hear laughter nearby? Aren’t you envy of those people, laughing their lungs out? What’s stopping you? Laughing really is the best medicine because of the benefits it channels to our mind and body.

The Benefits?

Firstly, laughter reduces the level of stress hormones

thus it increases the number of antibody-producing cells and grows our immune system stronger (Scott, 2011). Secondly, it provides a physical and emotional release. Third, we get to exercise our diaphragm. Fourth, it can divert us from all the negative emotions (About.com, 2011).

How is it possible?

Go catch that humorous movie on the cinema with your friends or

google for jokes online. Then spread the glee of your heart to others so they would be affected by the positive aura as well.

How do we actually smile? By stretching our cheeks to the extent of our oral cavity? Not really. We just have to curve our lips upward (or whichever direc

tion they go to). What’s the limit of it? There’s not limit AT ALL!

Just smile the way you want to smile and to the extent you want to smile. No one can tell you the right or wrong for to smile. So what’s the reason you’re hiding your beauty after all? There’s no harm in smiling or laughing. You get to exercise, keep yourself healthy and be happy. Isn’t that enough of a reason to smile and laugh?

So remember, whenever you see a friend who is in a bad mood or just plain boring, crack a joke. And even if you’re sad or PMS, try to smile. When you do that boring facial expression, you also give out a dark aura that will affect the people around you to feel the same way. Just smile all day long!

No one is smiling? Take out a piece of paper and a pen. Write ‘SMILE’ on the paper and show it around them. Oh, don’t forget to smile too okay! Coz that’s all a part of the plan, remember? Keep smiling! ;D