As Louis Armstrong croaky crooning convinces me, when you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you…
For all of those of you who are unfortunate enough to be my Facebook friends, you will notice that I constantly urge others to strain happiness and hope from everything good in life, both big and small, and firmly believe that by conserving and accumulating small feats of joy and victories you will eventually find an overall sense of contentedness if not happiness in your daily life.
Lately it seems that with each breath I take, I exhale out a sigh that is pungent with a drunken happiness. My lips cannot stop curling up and I keep angling to lean back on any surface and lay there like a happily fed cat, licking away any remnants of the taste of luxury that life provides me with.
I walked down to the weekly Farmer’s Market all smiles to load up on avocados, broccoli, carrots, onions, spinach, and other vibrant greens and my favorite vendor gave me a hefty discount for cheering him up with my bubbly demeanor. Bubbly, me? Who knew?!
Filled with the glow of the compliment (and savings!) I floated over to the flowers where I was greeted with my usual, “Hola Senorita Susan, como le puedo complacer hoy?” I can’t help but beam up at him every time and he rewarded me today with a half off discount.
Seemingly trivial things in life sometimes really do make you feel special and chip away at the stresses and worries and turn those frowns upside down. 🙂 In my case, they turn in to a wide grin slapped on my face that probably make people question my sanity. 🙂
But I can’t help it and I can’t stop believing it. My stroke of luck, my change of personal circumstance, the gains I have made professionally. Life is beautiful and I can’t stop smiling now because everyone seems to be smiling along with me…
Susana Benavidez 