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Smile! It Really Is Good For You...

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How many times have you been walking down a hallway or into a store, and someone told you to "Smile, it'll make you feel better" (or something like that)? Were you in "one of those moods"? Did you scowl harder, thinking "why doesn't that person mind her/his own business"?

Surprisingly enough, whomever that may have been that attempted to encourage you was also looking out for your health! Smiling has been proven to be beneficial to our health in a number of ways. Some of the benefits include:

         












  1. Lower blood pressure
  2. Relief of Stress, by the release of endorphins that cause us to be happier
  3. A stronger Immune System
  4. Aaaaaand, better relationships, which is definitely better for our health than negative ones

A little research to back up all of this knowledge that I'm dishing:

From Psychology Today "Try Some Smile Therapy" -
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/isnt-what-i-expected/201208/try-some-smile-therapy

From Benefits Bridge "The Top 7 Health Benefits of Smiling" -
https://benefitsbridge.unitedconcordia.com/top-7-health-benefits-smiling/


Transparency moment: I am that person that gets caught up in my thoughts and generally is told to smile by strangers. I have even had a negative thought to go through my head, when I was told, buuuuut now, instead of negativity, I ask myself a few questions... 

Why not smile? What do you feel, when you smile? Even when things are bad, and you don't really feel like, try it! I'm forced to think of something joyful, in order to do so, which automatically brings me to a "happy place". Also, when you smile and have joy, it causes those around you to reflect that same positive energy. Pay attention to how many smiles you get returned, when you smile. It's pretty awesome!

Smiling, as I end this entry, I leave always your passionately driven ChristalNicole...
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  1. Temi IyaomolereJuly 11, 2018 at 6:50 AM

    Lol love this...but what if you face just naturally looks like that :)

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    1. ChristalNicoleJuly 12, 2018 at 11:22 AM

      You smile anyway!
      My face naturally looks that way sometimes, especially when I'm in deep thought, but a smile can change that whole face ;)

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  2. UnknownJuly 11, 2018 at 7:07 AM

    Yesss!! Smile through it. There are so many more things to be cheerful for. Smiling takes away half the battle! This is a good read Chris

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    1. ChristalNicoleJuly 12, 2018 at 11:23 AM

      Thank you so much Fade! Beginning with that positive thought that causes you to smile, creates a chain reaction in your mind, body and spirit which can overflow into your surroundings/environment... Sometimes, it's a conscious decision that we make, when we decide to remain bitter/negative :(

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