10 Ways to make someone smile

Are you in a smiling mood and you want to put a smile on someone´s face today? Or maybe make their day a little better? Smiling is free and contagious, so it probably won’t just be one person that would smile back at you.

Here are 10 ways to turn a frown upside down:

1) Compliment a friend or work colleague on their appearance.

2) Donate something to charity.

3) Let someone you know you miss them.

4) Take a friend out to lunch.

5) Hold a door open for someone walking behind you.

6) Leave a joke on a friends answer machine.

7) Send someone an unusual and unexpected gift, like chocolate or flowers.

8) Share your umbrella on a rainy day.

9) Give up your seat on the train or bus to someone when there aren’t any left.

10) Send a card to a friend letting them know what a good friend they are.

6 Facts about smiling:

1) It only takes 17 muscles to smile but 43 to frown.

2) We are all born with the ability to smile, it’s not something we learn from others.

3) A smile is a universal expression of happiness.

4) Smiling releases endorphins that make us feel better.

5) A smiling person is thought to be more pleasant, attractive, sociable, sincere and competent than a non-smiling person.

6) Women smile more than men.

Don’t forget, smiling is the cheapest and easiest way of improving your looks.

Have a nice day and put a smile on your face,

xxx