The WORLD SMILES with YOU!

When we KNOW

When we Remember

Who we are

Tuned in

Plugged in

Connected

To ALL that we are

We SMILE

With all of us

Mind, body, heart and Soul

And

When we SMILE

The WORLD Smiles

With us

In us

This FEELing

Light-hearted

Lit from within

Laughing in our bones

Chuckling

Delighting

Moment

By

Moment

AWAKE

Living the truth

It is ALL GOOD!

Unconditionally PRESENT

Allowing Life

We SMILE

Mirroring the BEAUTY

That is

Even when we fail

To SEE it

Returning HOME

Abiding TRUTH

Springing JOY

Palpable

Electric

Alive

Pulsing

Flowing

Dancing

Singing

Clapping

Celebrating

Even in silence

Embodying what we know

All that we are

We can’t help but SMILE

Smiling feels damn good

The energy of gratitude

For this privilege

To be here

Alive

Mind, body, heart and soul

Beaming

Engaging

Illuminating

The divine essence

SPRINGS

From us

From our heart

Into

The heart of others

The heart of the WORLD

THE greatest act of Service

Creating a life we LOVE

Fiercely

With all of Us

Revealed in our SMILE

Sensing the enormity

BLESSINGS counted

BLESSINGS bursting

Something that seems so small

IS

Actually

So BIG

SMILING

The effect

Immeasurable

On us

On all

On this World

SMILE

For the JOY of it

Just DO IT

And

SEE

And

FEEL

The GOODness

The BEST things

In LIFE

Are FREE

SMILING is proof

Take it to the streets

Look people in the eye

SMILE WIDE

Trust me

Even if they don’t smile back

The GIFT

Is given

For

When you SMILE

The WORD SMILES

With YOU!

The holidays are WONDERFUL and they are stressful.  During the Thanksgiving holiday shopping craze, the stores jam-packed as everybody is checking their lists and checking them twice and franticly trying to knock this chore out, I met a dear boy in a man’s body working at the store.  His name was Josh and he had the smile of an angel, an innocence that swept me in.  We chatted about brussel sprouts and his dislike of eggplant.  He reminded me how powerful pausing to connect is especially during the holiday season when life already lived at a hectic pace speeds up even more as the “to do” list piles up.  And his smile, so magical and lovely nourished me inspiring me to use the power of my smile to connect with everyone I encountered throughout the store.  Looking people in the eye, seeing them and smiling, sending the love, the energy of my happy heart into their heart actually amped up my joy meter as the truth that in giving we receive holds eternal.  The simple yet profound gift of a SMILE lifts us all!

The invitation this day is to SMILE!  Smile all damn day no matter what and see the transforming effect your smile has on you and others.  It is free!  Your smile, an offering from you to others reminding your Self and them that life is indeed good any way you slice it or dice it.  Return to the innocence of your heart like my new friend Josh where love springs without ceasing.  Tune in to the essence of you, beyond the roles you play, pure beauty and truth singing, echoing, dancing, delighting for no reason and a million reasons.  Carry an abiding thank you in your heart for the privilege to be you, to live this life, to journey this grand adventure.  Touch your truest Self and share the pure joy of this with others.  Go see for your Self:  When you smile, the WORLD SMILES with YOU!

I must share, in meeting Josh all I could think is The joke is on us!  His store manager approached us to be sure my needs were being taken care of.  I assured him that Josh was top notch at customer service and I was grateful.  When Josh walked away, the manager who was a kind soul shared how the special needs employees were such gifts to him and all.  Josh embodied such a light as do all those we label special needs.  The joke is on us because we tend to feel sorry for them and think what a tragedy it is that they are not normal like us and don’t function like us in society.  Their “work” in this world is to mirror the truth reminding us who we really are, helping us to see the divine essence within us all that we often fail to recognize.  Josh is an angel showering this world with light from his presence and his SMILE! He is actually taking care of our special needs: to connect honestly with our Self and others, to know we matter and we are loved. He is pure in that he is free of the mental constructs that block the blessedness each of us IS.

Thinking of Josh, I SMILE wide with all of me!  And makes me excited that I too get to share my Self smile by smile with the world.