Good things happen when good things happen

It’s true, positive thing blossom out of good times.  It’s kind of like a domino effect it starts small and then grows and grows.

My New Year’s resolution this year was to smile more.  That might sound like a bit of a cop out when most people were pledging to go to the gym more and get fit, lose weight etc. Not so.  Smiling was something I realised I’d kinda sort stopped doing – not because life was bad, but just because I always seemed to be too busy and my ‘to do’ list never seemed to get any smaller. I have learned that when I’m stressed I have a habit of sighing more than I smile.  So taking this in hand I decided to change it.

OK so you can’t just make yourself smile – can you? Well no, but you can be more alert to opportunities to smile that would normally pass you by.  So thats what I did and so the domino effect began.

I discovered that when I smiled, be it in the office, at home or just a smile at someone passing me in the street, people smiled back.  Do you know what – it was a nice feeling.  And so it has been this year – my year of smiling.

Come on smile - I know you want to....

It won’t be my New Year’s resolution for 2012 (don’t know what that will be but I’ll keep you posted) but it is something I’m going to strive to continue.

So it’s true, good things happen when good things happen.  Today, sitting in my little Santa’s Grotto office surrounded by all the glitter and tinsel I don’t feel the negative impact of the dark day outside.

Living in Scotland the mornings are dark and I return home in the dark.  It’s hard sometimes not to be impacted by the lack of light.  I’ve decided though that this lack of light in my day doesn’t have to mean lack of light in my life.  So I’m off to find someone to smile at.

Care to join me?  Great – meantime here’s something my sister in law sent me.  Hope it gets you started with the smiling lark……… enjoy.