Have you noticed that we’re under more stress and more information overload than at any time in history? As if the hours at our computers weren’t enough, now we’re glued to our smartphones too. There are always thoughts in our minds, always sentences in our heads. It’s as if we live next to a railway station, with trains constantly thundering through our minds… Some people’s trains are bigger, some smaller, but we all have trains chugging along in our heads.
Have you noticed that people don’t laugh anymore? They live with the thoughts in their heads and with their phones and computers. On your way to work in the morning, you see people who look worn out by life — lifeless. Crowds who are still breathing, but the light in their eyes has gone out…
Have you noticed that as real smiles have become rarer, fake smiles have multiplied? Masks have replaced heartfelt laughter. People walk around in fake masks so they won’t look “weak.” None of them do this because they’re bad people. They’ve simply lost their life energy and believe this is how they should behave — that this is the right way. Maybe you’re one of them. Which of us isn’t?
And have you noticed that today is the day people need a genuine smile more than ever?
Because with so many masks around, so many people with low energy and so many fake smiles, those who really smile — whose eyes truly light up — will be rewarded as never before. Because we need these heroes — in other words, you — more than ever. You can shine like a diamond in this graveyard of frowning faces. Are you ready?
Two Simple Rules of Life
- Energy is contagious. You get what you give.
- Positive energy is stronger than negative energy.
So the more positive energy you spread around you, the more you’ll receive in return. Today, greet your colleagues with a genuine smile, expecting nothing back. This evening, smile and say hello to the person at the till where you do your shopping. Be the most positive person you meet today. Do it without expecting anything in return — and see what happens… Do it for your own sake. The more you try to spread happiness, the more it will come back to you — tenfold. And as it comes back tenfold, you’ll give even more. It will keep going as a cycle.
Yes, some people won’t respond to your positive energy. Yes, some will try to drag you into negativity. Yes, there’ll be energy vampires trying to drain you. But the vast majority of people will respond much more positively — in other words, they’ll reflect you back to yourself. Because the most powerful weapon of all is a heartfelt smile.
If you want to see more positive people around you, smile more today.
If you want to see more happiness around you, give more happiness today.
If you want to see more value around you, create more value today.
Yes, I know this may not feel easy. But please, let your main concern today be feeling good. Let your whole focus today be on your happiness — at least for today. If you can manage it today, you’ll manage it tomorrow too. The better you feel and the more happiness you give, the easier your life and your problems will become.
The more magnificent you become, the more magnificent life will become for you.
Remember: life is like trade — you get what you give. If what you give is bad, you have no right to complain about what you get!
So what will you give the world around you today?
Pessimism, a lifeless face and problems? Or an optimistic outlook, sparkling eyes and wonderful energy?
Which side of yourself will you show the world today?
The you who complains about life’s problems, pessimistic and defeated by life? Or the you who has dedicated today to happiness and spreads it to everyone around?
The choice is yours…