Posts Tagged ‘feeling ill’
This day started with a few bumps. An upset stomach makes it a bit difficult to smile. I think feeling ill in general might make it difficult to smile. So keep that in mind the next time you visit someone in the hospital. Or if a normally cheerful friend seems a bit off, you might want to inquire as to why and offer your help in any way. But by midday I pulled out of it. Working from home this day I did not have a lot of chances for interaction, but what little opportunity I had showed more positive results. In the evening my sons had a few friends over and I tried my smiling on them – they responded positively by smiling back. These friends of my sons have a dad that smiles a lot (in addition to being a wonderful helper to many people in need), so I guess they are kind of used to this.
In the evening, when my wife pulled in the driveway with my two daughters, I risked blowing my cover (nobody in the family knows about this experiment) and rapped on both my wife’s and older daughter’s car windows and just gave them a big smile. Kind of goofy I know, but they liked being greeted like this. Better than a scowl, huh?
