I really just wish I could smile again.
I think this is what most of us forget to do. We forget how to smile or how to laugh. And eventually, the happiness leaves us and then we just wallow in our own suffering.
So, every once in a while, smile, even if it’s fake because eventually, it’ll come straight from your heart.
At least this is what I’ve been trying to do for myself.
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I don’t exactly agree.
I mean, smiling is important and I think it helps remind the brain to send dopamine but I smile a lot and yet inside I’m still suffering. It’s what I hide, or at least try to hide from everyone that had me in a very serious situation the other night.
Smiling is important though. That old song by Charlie Chaplain is what comes to mind when I think of the word smile now. “Smile though your heart is aching, smile even though it’s breaking. When there are clouds in the sky you’ll get by if you smile through your fear and sorrow. Smile, and maybe tomorrow you’ll see the sun come shining through for you. Light up your face with gladness. Hide every trace of sadness, although a tear may be ever so near. That’s the time you must keep on trying. Smile, what’s the use of crying? You’ll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile.”
So on that note I also agree with you. If we just remember to turn to things that make us smile instead of wallow in our sadness we can get out of it. But I think talking to someone about your sadness is also important sometimes. If we don’t talk about it and just keep it bottled up, there could be a time when the bottle bursts and sometimes you can survive that kind of thing, like if only the cap flies off but sometimes the whole bottle just shatters and breaks and can never be repaired.
I hope that remembering to smile continues to help but I also hope you have someone in your life who you can talk to about some of the sad or dark feelings or thoughts you have sometimes.
I fake sadness so I can fake my smile. Haha. Kidding. We all have our happy moments and out sad moments.
Katie, you still feel sadness inside and I’m wish you didn’t have to. I do believe smiling is important… even when you make yourself. Don’t do it for those who are watching… do it for yourself.
I’ve tried this before. When I’ve been royally pissed off about something, I made myself smile for like 5 minutes, and it chilled me out a bit. But hey, what works for some does not work for all. And you are a beautifully unique person.
Expired – thank you for writing this. It sounds hopeful.
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