The energy of shared positivity
There has been a well shared adage that a smile uses a fraction of the muscles needed to frown and therefore takes less effort. To smile and share the postivity is thus, much easier than to share the misery of discontent. Are we all always going to be smiling, happy people? No, very simply, by human nature, we react to extrinsic messages then the reaction is shared and communicated through our expresssions and body language. I do it, you do it, it's normal in our shared human reality. Can we make a concious effort to smile more freely? Yes, yes we can.
Those that know me well are aware that I enjoy quotes and especially those that have a direct message. I came across this one which is uncredited;
"Smile at everyone you meet. You don't know what they are going through. They may need that smile and treasure it."
The mere simplicity of the message is amazing but the potential impact is huge. My followers know that my altruistic approach to every day is to do something positive to improve the life of those around us. I have always said it can be something seemingly small and insignificant - but the small things matter! How about that one dear readers? A smile to change the energy of your immediate world. The contribution to making the world a better place for someone else today is to look up and smile. Done, cross it off the mental list.
If that person smiles back then you've created a positivity chain. Did you ever notice that most children seem to be happier than adults? Sure, they have less to attend to mentally and physically because their lives are much simpler than ours. Take that thought for a moment, boiled it, condense it...hmmm. The answer is that if we eschew some of the complicated details of life-even for a moment then we can treasure that moment and enjoy it like a child just by smiling. Few things make me smile like the laughter of a child.
The little question mark in my life is my grandaughter, inquisitive, active, intelligent and happy. When she smiles so do I. When she laughs I also smile knowng that her world is a happy place. I am responsible for providing answers to her many life's questions, more so than the average grandfather. I have the responsibility of also acting as her father.
Someone who doesn't know me well asked if it was disappointing to me to carry the "burden" of such an important role in her life and at this stage in mine. I don't view it as a burden, I never have, it is a wonderful opportunity to provide the best, most positive environment for someone related to me. You can't go around with people calling you Answerman if you don't provide answers for your family.
This opportunity is something that I cherish because it provides me with the comfort of knowing that she has guidance, support and happiness and all of the other things that should make a child's life "normal." The normal moments of laughter when feeding ducks or playing with her cat and his cat toys or going to the playground by my office. I get such a great feeling from those moments and the notion that it is a "burden" as viewed by someone else was lost on me.
In the course of my week I had a great discussion with a new acquaintance of mine and I shared the above fact. This lead to a brief conversation because he asked why I would take on the responsbility. Some make take that as a rather rude inquiry. I don't. I like stating that it very simply improves the lives of my grandaughter, my daughter and me too. It's the right thing to do.
In reality I think that the reason he asked was that he is providing such great support for someone in a complicated family tree. The simple reason for he too is that it is the right thing to do, it improves the life within the complicated family--making things less complicated. It is shared positivity born out of a situation that could be negative if left untouched- similar to mine.
The Answerman says "Take a moment to create positivity, to change the energy in the world right in front of you. Smile, say Hello, Good morning, nice weather today-whatever- it can unburden someone even for a moment." The simple act is your contribution to making the world a better place for someone else.
Those that know me well are aware that I enjoy quotes and especially those that have a direct message. I came across this one which is uncredited;
"Smile at everyone you meet. You don't know what they are going through. They may need that smile and treasure it."
The mere simplicity of the message is amazing but the potential impact is huge. My followers know that my altruistic approach to every day is to do something positive to improve the life of those around us. I have always said it can be something seemingly small and insignificant - but the small things matter! How about that one dear readers? A smile to change the energy of your immediate world. The contribution to making the world a better place for someone else today is to look up and smile. Done, cross it off the mental list.
If that person smiles back then you've created a positivity chain. Did you ever notice that most children seem to be happier than adults? Sure, they have less to attend to mentally and physically because their lives are much simpler than ours. Take that thought for a moment, boiled it, condense it...hmmm. The answer is that if we eschew some of the complicated details of life-even for a moment then we can treasure that moment and enjoy it like a child just by smiling. Few things make me smile like the laughter of a child.
The little question mark in my life is my grandaughter, inquisitive, active, intelligent and happy. When she smiles so do I. When she laughs I also smile knowng that her world is a happy place. I am responsible for providing answers to her many life's questions, more so than the average grandfather. I have the responsibility of also acting as her father.
Someone who doesn't know me well asked if it was disappointing to me to carry the "burden" of such an important role in her life and at this stage in mine. I don't view it as a burden, I never have, it is a wonderful opportunity to provide the best, most positive environment for someone related to me. You can't go around with people calling you Answerman if you don't provide answers for your family.
This opportunity is something that I cherish because it provides me with the comfort of knowing that she has guidance, support and happiness and all of the other things that should make a child's life "normal." The normal moments of laughter when feeding ducks or playing with her cat and his cat toys or going to the playground by my office. I get such a great feeling from those moments and the notion that it is a "burden" as viewed by someone else was lost on me.
In the course of my week I had a great discussion with a new acquaintance of mine and I shared the above fact. This lead to a brief conversation because he asked why I would take on the responsbility. Some make take that as a rather rude inquiry. I don't. I like stating that it very simply improves the lives of my grandaughter, my daughter and me too. It's the right thing to do.
In reality I think that the reason he asked was that he is providing such great support for someone in a complicated family tree. The simple reason for he too is that it is the right thing to do, it improves the life within the complicated family--making things less complicated. It is shared positivity born out of a situation that could be negative if left untouched- similar to mine.
The Answerman says "Take a moment to create positivity, to change the energy in the world right in front of you. Smile, say Hello, Good morning, nice weather today-whatever- it can unburden someone even for a moment." The simple act is your contribution to making the world a better place for someone else.
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