I can’t help but smile when I see the ridiculously thick bangs my mother gave me (translate: the front of a mullet).Ģ5. Write a hand-written letter to someone you love, using different colored pens.Ģ4. (Smurfs always do it for me, especially when I remember how my mother called them devil worshipers because Papa Smurf did magic.)Ģ3.
#Staring at the sun smile movie#
Watch a movie or cartoon from your childhood. Maybe it’s peanut butter and banana sandwiches, or a sundae with gummy bears on it.Ģ2. (Two-part smile: when you see the ridiculous thing you made, and when you see your friend’s face after receiving it).Ģ1. Make some type of arts and crafts project, just like you would have as a kid, with plans to give it to someone else. Get rib sauce all over your face and just go with it.Ģ0. Eat food that requires you to use your hands, and get messy-and then really get messy.
Bake something that has a silly face on it. Blast your favorite music and dance around with absolutely no regard for rhythm or appearance.ġ8. Seeing yourself with massive 80s bangs (ladies) or a Mohawk-inspired look (men) is sure to get you laughing!ġ7. Ask a child in your life to do your hair. For the ladies: paint your toe nails a bright color that you wouldn’t usually pick.ġ6. (Alternative option: jump around on a trampoline and just try to not smile!)ġ5. It’s nearly impossible to stay glum when you get moving like you haven’t since you were a kid. Pets playing = instant smile, at least, for me!ġ4. Give your cat a ball of yarn or give your dog a wrapped gift and watch him try to open it. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel a sense of accomplishment when I do this, and I also really enjoy the novelty of creating a space with a different feel.ġ3. Take a break to enjoy a simple pleasure that you often multitask-like a cup of flavored coffee, or a favorite snack.ġ2. Alternatively, ask that child to draw a picture of you and him or her together.ġ1. Just try to stay stoic when she throws her little arms around your neck and sings “The Sun Will Come out Tomorrow.”ġ0. Tell a child in your life that you need a hug. Post on your Facebook page, “What made you smile today?” (Like I often do on the Tiny Buddha Facebook page!)ĩ. (I have no idea what that could mean, but just seeing the thought s/he puts into it will likely make it extra fun).Ĩ. Ask your significant other to make you breakfast in bed-and to be creative with it. Text your significant other with a silly picture of you and ask for one in return.ħ. Text a friend, “What’s the funniest thing you’ve heard today?”Ħ. Search your deleted email folder for “thank you.” You probably made a huge difference in someone’s life recently-remember that now!ĥ. Read a letter, card, or email from someone who thought of you when you were going through a hard time.Ĥ. It’s really simple and obvious, I know, but sometimes we forget to just ask for what we need.ģ. Ask a friend to come over and make you smile.
#Staring at the sun smile how to#
Call a friend who knows how to laugh at herself to remember what it’s like not to take yourself too seriously.Ģ. Not sure what that might be? No worries, friends! I have a few ideas….ġ. You can accept that the days won’t always look bright, but commit to finding something worth smiling about. You can shut down or wake up, all over again, starting from right where you stand. When things go wrong, you can fall down or look up. You struggle, you fight yourself and other people, and you find yourself wishing you could stop the world so you could get off for a while.īut there is an alternative.
You try too hard, or don’t try enough, and things fall apart, or things fall short. You hit snags, and bumps, and roadblocks at every turn. Sometimes you wake up to chaos, in your head or in the world around you. And you arrive at work refreshed, excited, and anxious to create and collaborate.īut not every day starts this way. Your roommate or significant other makes your coffee, just the way you like it. You take several deep, cleansing breaths standing beneath a perfectly cascading shower, just before drawing a smiley face on the steamed-up glass with your index finger. You wake up to the sounds of birds chirping, with the warm glow of the morning sun cradling your face.
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