In my inter-personal relationship class in college, we learned about body language. We studied the way people smile. I watch smiles a lot. A lopsided grin can exude sarcasm. People can smile with the mouth, but not with their eyes. There are so many ways to express emotion!
I was recently talking to a young boy. He has an amazing smile that lights up his whole face when he's being real and when he's truly happy. Last night little Isaac was in a smiley mood much of the time. I love his unfettered, unabbreviated joy-face.
Somehow as we get older, we forget about our faces! I wrote about this when my mother died --- how all the wrinkles on her 86-year-old face disappeared in death. I sat by her bed as the warmth left her body, stroked her face and hair, and realized, THE WRINKLES WERE GONE! I wonder what will happen to my face when I die? Will those frown lines between my eyebrows go away? Why don't I just frown less and smile more?
I've seen people who seemed to REFUSE to smile. No matter what amazing things were going on, no matter how delightful the food was, no matter how ... well, you understand ... no smiles.
I want to smile more...laugh much...delight in God's wonders and love. Let your face go sometime. Let your eyes light up. Watch for the humor in every situation ---and just see how much saner you will feel!
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