World Smile Day 3rd October 2014 - join in

One act of kindness to make one person smile

World Smile Day raises money for the Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation, a non-profit charitable trust that supports children's causes

Simple

Harvey Ball created the original smiley in 1963.  The image went on to become the most recognisable symbol of goodwill and cheer on the planet

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

The first Friday in every October was chosen by Harvey Ball to be World Smile Day.  A day when everyone should try to be like the Smiley, a symbol that transcends politics, religion and geographical location.

Arts, science, compassion and exercise

Fill your life!

Smiling

Smiling is something you should do

For the people who know you

And for the strangers you don’t.

Smiling is all about being brave.

Suppose they leave you standing

With a mile on yours

But not a glimmer on theirs

Will you risk losing face

In a world that

Puts you in your place

Yes, the serious believe

That those who smile

Are the ones in need

How far from the truth

Can we be?

Everyone should watch this video. Don't hurry it, allow yourself time to listen

Australian comedian and poet Tim Minchin shares many of Mr Smile's ways to happiness

Blue days and bright days

It is perfectly normal to be blue sometimes, for the smile not to come readily to your face, to feel anti-social. But try to smile all the same and it WILL lift you a little at a time - science has even proven it!

I love the way Henry drew my smile

Some children recently heard some of my book and my stories.  They decided to do their own pictures of me and to write their own words.  These made me SMILE, I hope they make you smile too even if it is only a little smile because you are feeling blue.

"But first they went very sad. The people are happy. It was not about money it was about being nice."

The children worked very hard create these pictures and words and were very proud of them.

Everyone liked it when the people were nice

Ryan drew a picture of himself with me

My book is for adults AND children but the adults don't seem to want to draw any pictures!
Goodreads quote:

“Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Live in the moment, live every second...

Scene from a posh Party

- How do you do?

- It’s something innate

A will to carry on

No matter what

Through thick and thin

Rain or shine

Famine or feast

Good times and bad

- What do you do?

- I inhale and exhale

I walk and I talk

I eat and I drink

Sleep and think

And then I excrete

It makes life complete.

- Yes, yes but what do you do?

What’s your profession?

- Avoiding the day of my life’s cessation

(C) David J. Mason 1997 from  "Get a Life" ISBN 0 9521326 3 X

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