Smile at a Child

I have a secret....

I'm not always happy, my days are not always awesome, I don't constantly float on cloud nine. I've always said "I don't believe in finding world peace but do believe in finding peace in my own world" So how is it I can be the life of party? How is it I can tell every person I met "I'm awesome"? How is it I can laugh, even when I started off feeling like crying?

When I'm having a bad day...a day I'm feeling sorry for myself, thinking my world should come to an end....I intentionally find a two year old and smile at them. Why? They can't help buy smile back! They still have the magic of life in them. They still hate to sleep because they fear they might miss the next minute. They still believe and see magic and fun in everything. They still remember being near God. They are perfect.

Try it....you can't help but giggle at their cute response. Their little eyes light up and they show those perfect teeth in a over joyous smile. Sometimes they will scream with excitement, sometimes they will just give you a warm feeling. Either way, they are God's way of reminding us that nothing in life can't be fixed. They give you the strength to smile back...and when you smile back..it changes your attitude. You can't smile when you are sad, you can't smile when you are mad, you can't smile when you are hurt...smiling always comes from deep inside and makes everything better, if even for a minute. And in that minute I realize...life is to short to be anything but happy.

So...when I'm having a bad day...I smile at a child.

PS Smiling at your own child doesn't do it! Why? Because when you smile at a strangers child you also get the joy of knowing you don't have to deal with potty training, sleepless nights, tantrums, boogers or anything else that goes along with this horrible age! They are only fun to smile at when they are someones elses...because there is a secret joy in knowing you don't have to deal with all they bring to the table??