smiles

Smiles That Sparkle, Smiles That Stab: Can You Tell the Difference?

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Not every smile tells the truth. Some radiate joy, others hide icepicks. The difference? It’s all in the eyes.

Some people radiate joy when they smile, others may smile while their eyes tell a different story. I’ve known people with a gregarious smile who’d just as soon run an icepick between your ribs (metaphorically speaking). They’ve duped me. Once is usually enough to make me wiser. Every so often I’ll forget about their icepick, focus on their smile, and not notice the coldness in their eyes. Ouch, I should have seen that one coming. The people who radiate joy naturally exude an aura. They sparkle and shine and one appreciates being with them no matter how brief the moment. Which one are you? Have you had the icepick experience?

Points to Ponder:

  1. Have you ever been charmed by someone’s smile, only to realize later it was a mask?
  2. What clues—body language, eyes, tone—help you spot authenticity behind a smile?
  3. How can you nurture the kind of smile that radiates genuine joy rather than hides sharp edges?
  4. Which type of smile do you bring into the world—and what do others likely see in you?
  5. What lessons have your “icepick” experiences taught you about trust and discernment?

Today’s Quote: Let Your Light Shine

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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. Joseph Addison

Dreamers ~ A Poem by James Barron Hope

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Dreamers

James Barron Hope

Fools laugh at dreamers, and the dreamers smile
  In answer, if they any answer make:
  They know that Saxon Alfred could not bake
  The oaten cakes, but that he snatched his Isle
  Back from the fierce and bloody-handed Dane.

  And so, they leave the plodders to their gains–
  Quit money changing for the student’s lamp,
  And tune the harp to gain thereby some camp,
  Where what they learn is worth a kingdom’s crown;
  They fashion bows and arrows to bring down
  The mighty truths which sail the upper air;
  To them the facts which make the fools despair
  Become familiar, and a thousand things
  Tell them the secrets they refuse to kings

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in the rain ~ A Poem by e. e. cummings

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in the rain

e. e. cummings

In the rain-darkness,
the sunset
being sheathed i sit
and think of you the holy
city which is your face
your little cheeks the streets
of smiles

your eyes half-
thrush
half-angel and your drowsy
lips where float flowers of kiss

and
there is the sweet shy pirouette
your hair
and then
your dance song
soul rarely-beloved
a single star is
uttered, and i

think
of you

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Inspiring Quote of the Day ~ It All Adds Up

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“Count your age by friends, not years. Cour youlife by smiles, not tears.”

~ John Lennon

Today’s Joke

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Joe: “My wife and I went out for wine and cheese and she described the wine as full bodied and imposing with a nutty base, a sharp bite, and a bitter aftertaste.”

Pete: “What did you say?”

Joe: “I said, ‘Are you describing the wine or your mother?” She didn’t take it well.

Today’s Joke

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Joe: “I bought my mother-in-law a chair for her birthday.”

Pete: “That was nice of you, Joe.”

Joe: “Unfortunately my wife wouldn’t let me plug it in.”

Today’s Joke

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Joe: “I told my friend Al that my mother-in-law is an angel.”

Pete: “What did Al say?”

Joe: “He said I was lucky, his mother-in-law is still alive.”

Today’s Joke

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Joe: “I wanted  watch the symphony with my wife and kids, but I had to turn it off before the first movement finished.”

Pete: “Why was that?”

Joe: “Too much sax and violins.”

Today’s Joke

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Joe: “My girlfriend told me she could trust me to keep a secret.”

Pete: “Why did she say that?”

Joe: “She said, It doesn’t matter what she says to me sinceI never listen to her.”

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