A smile is one of the most simple, inexpensive and wonderful things in the world.
Still, often we forget about this one powerful action while we get lost in the details of today and tomorrow. We feel tired and we got too much to do at work and we got to pay the bills and why did I get the grumpiest cashier at the supermarket…
Here are 5 reasons why smiling as often as you can will put more positivity into your life.
1. You will get a boost of happiness – try forcing yourself to smile for thirty seconds right now. The great feelings that make you smile works in reverse too. By making yourself smile, no matter how you feel, your body will start to release all those wonderful chemicals that makes you feel happy. Try it right now and feel the difference.
2. A smile changes your state – if you feel frustrated, angry or bored a smile changes your emotional state. And a positive state is not just more fun but also opens up to other possibilities in your mind. You will see the world differently through a happier lens. And then you can start building on that to have a string of positive actions and interactions with other people throughout the day.
3. A smile changes other people’s state – walking into a room or up to the counter in a store with a smile on your face can make a world of difference. People will smile back at you and be more helpful and any social tension or awkwardness will melt away. And your interactions will be more open, relaxed and filled with fun and possibilities.
4. Well, why shouldn’t you smile? – when choosing between a frown, a blank expression or a smile the last choice seems to be the most productive and positive choice, doesn’t it? Sure, often you will forget to smile or maybe you just don’t feel like it. But if you try to remember it and use it more often you will soon develop a new habit.
5. It’s easier to smile than doing the opposite – you actually use less muscles while smiling than while frowning or making an angry face. Well, that’s probably what you have heard at least. Barbara Mikkelson over at Urban Legends Reference Pages reaches a more uncertain conclusion. But still, if you start smiling more your smiling muscles will soon become stronger than your frowning muscles. And it will become easier and easier to smile than doing the opposite.
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五个让你更常微笑的理由
微笑是世上几个最简单，低价及美好的事情之一。
但是，当我们迷失在今天明日的细节之中的时候，我们还是常常会忘记微笑这个具有力量的动作。我们感觉很累，我们有太多工作要做，我们要付账单，而且我为什么我在超市还会碰到最麻烦的收银员。。。
以下是为什么尽可能多的微笑能够给你生活带来更多积极面的五个原因：
1. 你会得到满满的幸福——现在就尝试着让自己微笑三十秒。让你微笑的良好感觉反过来也会起作用。通过让你自己微笑，不管你感觉如何，你的身体都会开始释放这些能够让你感觉开心的化学物质。现在就尝试一下，并且体验其中的不同吧。
2. 一个微笑可以改变你的状态——如果你感觉很受挫，生气，或是厌倦，一个微笑就可以改变你的情绪状态。一个积极的状态不仅仅很有趣，而且也会开拓你想法的其他可能性。你会透过一个更开心的视野看到一个不同的世界。然后一整天，你就可以开始采取一系列的行动并和他人互动了。
3. 一个微笑也能改变他人的状态——当你走进一个房间或是走到柜台前的时候，如果你面带微笑会使这个世界变得不同。人们也会向你微笑，更乐于帮助你，而任何的社会紧张感和尴尬就都不见了。而你的反应则会更加的开放，放松，而且充满乐趣和可能性。
4. 那，你有什么理由不微笑呢？——当你要在皱眉，面无表情和微笑当中选择的时候，最后的那个选项看起来是最经常做到而且最积极的，不是么？当然，你经常会忘记了要微笑或是你仅仅不喜欢这样。当时如果你尝试着去记住要微笑并且常常这么做的话，你很快就会养成这个新习惯的。
5. 微笑比不快乐要来的容易——事实上，当你微笑的时候，你用到的肌肉比你皱眉或是摆出生气表情的时候要少。呃，至少这可能是你听到过的里面使用最少的。Barbara Mikkelson在城市传奇参考书里提及了一个更加不可信的总结。但是至少，如果你开始多微笑，你的微笑肌——比起你皱眉时的肌肉来，将会很快变得更结实。而且要微笑而不是不快乐，也会变得越来越容易。