I am grateful for this particular smiley face that takes me back to the 1970’s.

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~ Mother Teresa

I am grateful for my husband’s smile. It is the first thing I see in the morning, and the last thing I see at night.

I am grateful when a stranger smiles at me, making eye contact. Eye contact in a busy world is becoming a novelty anymore, and that is sad to me.

I am grateful for dog smiles. They are real, and a smiling dog is contagious.

I am grateful for the times I see my Dad smile. It usually follows his standard, “Oh I’m okay but I’ll get over it.”

I am grateful to see two people smile at each other across the room, and I am just the observer of their unspoken conversation.

I am grateful to be part of a group of people who work together and spend time smiling at each other across the conference room table, because we genuinely like each other.

I am grateful for a brother who texts/harasses me when my teams lose because it DOES make me smile.

And I am grateful for reasons to smile. No matter our circumstance, we all have reasons to smile, if we just notice.

Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. ~ Mother Teresa