I wish I could complete the classic song by saying "the whole world smiles with you", but mostly (at least in Los Angeles) people look at you like you've lost your mind.

I am someone who is truly blessed. I have a great group of friends, a quirky family (whose isn't) that is generally supportive and I am pursuing my passion professionally of creating a successful business that brings people happiness. I'm a pretty happy person, but lately I'm even more at peace and frequently have a smile on my face when I'm out and about.

It is interesting to notice how different people respond to me having a smile on my face in the grocery store or when I'm ordering my lunch. Mostly they are so unaccustomed to seeing someone genuinely happy that I think they don't know how to react. Generally people walk around with a very serious look on their face or even a scowl. Why? Is it a defense mechanism to show they are not to be messed with? Are they really that upset at the grocery store? Just because the lettuce seems to be a bit limp today doesn't seem like enough of a reason to be pissed off.

One of my favorite yoga instructors, Grace Wang, in challenging poses suggests trying to smile and noticing the effect is it has on your general feeling and body. I mostly want to strangle her at this point when I'm covered in sweat and trembling as if it were 40 degrees below zero, but if you try it the difference is truly noteworthy.

So...why don't we all try smiling a little bit more and see how this affects how we feel in our day? I'm not suggesting being phony or not dealing with things that can make us sad. Instead, I'm proposing acknowledging those things that bring us down and viewing them in proper relation to all of the amazing, positive things in our lives. How we respond to adversity is one of the few things we truly have control of in life. It is also the best indicator of our character.

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