:) Smiling (:

Today was a day that I felt genuinely happy and realized it. I cracked jokes, laughed, and smiled. Finally the little things made me laugh again. It was spectacular! It felt...rejuvenating. I'm finally on my way back to optimism. One of my friends asks me once in a while if I'm smiling or if I have smiled. That means a lot to me for him to check up on me. I'm not used to needing people to "check up" on me but from time to time it feels nice. His example and friendship means more to me than possibily I do to him. "A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." I recently stumbled across that quote and do believe it's true. I believe when I'm having a bad day, if I just remember to smile then things would turn out better than I imagine. I believe that smiling and laughter are contagious. I was reminded of one of my favorite quotes, "Learn how to act better than you feel." I think I needed that posted to my forehead this past few weeks. I have been acting exactly the way I feel, and that's why I was wallowing in my misery. "Put a smile on your face, make the world a better place."We all should learn how to act better than we feel, then the world just might be a better place. Sometimes things and situations aren't as bad as we make them seem. I have to always remind myself that no matter how bad things are at this moment, change is inevitable. Also I should rely on the Lord more often to take away my sorrow. He is the only one that truely understands me and my pain. And He is the only one that can heal it. My goal for the week is to smile, not only to make myself feel happy but to pass the happiness onto other people.