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How to smile at strangers
It made me
Happy and giggle
 "It was tough, but I just kept smiling and they finally responded!"
How I did it: I was working in a hospital. Every day, I'd pass by some "gloomy guss'es" and I'd give them a smile. It took 30 days for them to begin responding back with a smile. All the sudden, when they smiled back, the hallways lit up like the sun had just come through the walls! I was so happy about that and started to giggle a bit to myself. The satisfaction you gain from accomplishing something so small, is awesome! At the same time, you've managed to brighten someone else's day. When you're smiling the whole world smiles with you. Lessons & tips: Never give up. Just look for the gloomiest looking people and gain eye contact long enough to smile at them. You don't have to say a word. Sure, people may call you a "goodie-two-shoes" or "too bubbly" but ya know what? They are just upset that they aren't doing that themselves. Resources: My own experiences and experimentation have been my resource.
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Lostcoyote is walking through the orchards with Spoon
How I did it: A smile makes more smiles, and smiles means your happy, so more smiles means more people happy and that's what everyone needs. I love smiling at strangers it makes me happy when they smile back it lets me know there are happy, nice people out there. Read how I did it…
How I did it: This was truly a manifestation of my own self doubts and insecurities. As I grow more confident in myself it just happens. There is no real secret. I think, learn to have more compassion. Everyone has stuff going on inside. Try to understand that. Simply love mankind. Read how I did it…
How I did it: You know the game sweet and sour? It's the same idea! But you just wave and smile where ever you go. If people get mad and flip you off. Make a I'm sorry you fell that way look. Read how I did it…
How I did it: just try to sit down in the metro and smiling to the others - first they are irritated - then they look too the ground and then they smile back.and then - that is the best - they smile to someone else :D Read how I did it…
One of the biggest strangers in my life is myself. Perhaps I should smile more often at myself, when I see myself in the mirror every morning. Although this has a reasonable fright-potential, I’ll probably get over it…
(you’ll notice otherwise if I stop posting entries)
Now that I’m feeling a lot better about myself I’m smiling a lot more too. Often I share a smile with someone I don’t know at all. Some get shy and look away, some look annoyed, some smile back brilliantly and others stare ahead with a steely gaze as if you weren’t there.
It makes me feel good when I see someone return with a genuine smile, and I hope that it helps them too. Practice makes perfect I guess, tomorrow’s a new day…
I’ve decided that I would start to smile at strangers. I usually never do and want that to change, so I come off as a kind person, and maybe even brighten someone’s day. What I’ve found though, is that I’m always so quick to avoid eye contact with strangers whenever I pass by them. It’s because of my shyness. I’m trying to stop letting my self-consciousness get in the way though. I know I can if I try hard enough. Smiling at others is a wonderful thing! :-)
lappynet has toothache from the dentist visit yesterday
I’ve just moved into a new build block of flats. We’re all being very friendly to each other. It’s giving me lots of opportunities to smile at new people.
I tried extrmely hard to smile at everyone I saw today from babies to old age pensioners. Most smiled back and made me even more smiley but I found that the oldies wre not so quck to pull a grin, what a shame. I’m going to carry on doing this all my life so I can be a smiley oldie! xx
I tried extrmely hard to smile at everyone I saw today from babies to old age pensioners. Most smiled back and made me even more smiley but I found that the oldies wre not so quck to pull a grin, what a shame. I’m going to carry on doing this all my life so I can be a smiley oldie! xx
I want to do this because it brightens up your day AND someone elses, a smile goes a long long way! xx
Its fun and easy! 9 out of 10 people will smile back at you! If not, don’t even worry about it! Its amazing how many conversatiions you can have with other people!
olizette is feeling good.
I am the type of person that is annoyed if strangers strike up a conversation with me. Why? because im too busy to hear it. That is a horrible attitude to have. Im not very friendly and i realize that its a flaw. I am a very loyal and giving friend, but it takes time to earn my trust.
AnaSoraya is thinking about whats next!
But if you smile at ppl some will smile back, and the best part is when somebody smiles at you first. I really like this one I havent been able to put to much input on this one due to other stuff going on in my life but I cant wait to do it!!
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