Thursday, January 29, 2009

It's All in a Smile..

Don't you just love it when people smile at you? whether it is a playful smile, or a really 'I'm happy' smile, or an 'I love u' smile, a smile is always beautiful. Right?

Correct, and in my opinion, smiling tends to shape our character and personality as well.

Don't believe me.?

Take a look at this woman:

Classy. Educated. with a clean smile. Sporty, pleasant and a bit playful. I would really like to meet someone like this. Imagine is she doesn't smile a lot. Don't think her face would turn out this way would it?

What do you think of this one?

A childish playful smile. Always seen on kids. Loves to play. Most probably naughty and mischievous. Carefree and pleasant, and curious. I'm sure you would love to see kids smile this way, rather than sulk and frown in the corner.

Well this one is sure to catch your eye:

Wow wow wow. Love is in the air mate. Look at this loving couple. shows that the relationship is going well, and going strong. Been through a couple of rough patches but they worked it out. These guys are in love, and loving it. don't you wish you could see that smile on your girlfriend/ boyfriend everyday??

So don't you see? Apparently smiling is a good way of showing your personality, and in turn it shapes your personality as well, to be a pleasant positive person. It also relieves stress, can tell you that.

But you know, the opposite of a smile can do the same too..

You don't want to turn out like THIS guy. Really, one of the worst people in the world and therefore is one without the least pleasantness in his smile. And I won't bother to talk about his personality or his deeds either. It's a waste of blog space.


A kid who is always angry. Seldom smiles. Always demanding things from his parents. And will always have this expression when not given what he wants.




And did you know? when we frown, not only it affects our personality, but our look as well:

Now here is a sight to behold. Imagine always frowning and getting lines all over your face. Hell, we might as well look like 60 years old when we are still 16.



And try comparing that to this one. Now isn't this guy youthful. No frown lines. No stress marks. Simply a pleasant smile and a youthful look. Wonder what his age is...





And to top it all off, here is a fun fact for ya..

From research, it was found that smiling takes as low as 4 muscles and as much as 15 muscles. Frowning however, could take as much as 100 muscles. Unbelievable? Believe it.

So why oh why friends, do we frown, when we know that it is going to tire us more. Smiling, is the first step to happiness, to being pleasant, to positive thinking, etc2. Frowning, just tires us more, and we can't deny that it is pretty bad to look at isn't it? (Especially when all the frown lines are permanent)

So, a reminder to self and all: Smile always...Cheers. =D

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