The Benefits of smiling

There are many more reasons to smile in your daily life as well:

Boost Your Mood

Researchers have studied patterns in actors that suggest their real-life moods mirror the mood they are modeling. When they pretend to be angry, they often actually become angry in real life. The same is true for smiling. By displaying a behavior you’ve learned to associate with happiness, you may actually become happy when you force yourself to smile.

Improve Your Hearrt

HealthA healthy heart is certainly something to smile about. You can keep your ticker in optimal condition by smiling often. People who are happy have less stress than those who are unhappy, and stress is a major factor in heart conditions. Those who have an optimistic, sunny outlook on life are less likely to develop hypertension than those who are pessimistic.

Make a Bad Situation Better

Smiling won’t change your circumstances, but it can change your mindset, which can help you find different ways to deal with an existing problem. When you frown and moan, you are focusing all your energy on lamenting your poor situation instead of trying to solve it. By smiling and forgetting for a moment that things appear dire, you may start to look at your issue differently.

For instance, say you missed the bus to work. Two scenarios might play out: