ACT 17: WHEN YOU'RE SMILING

 

 MARCH 24, 2022

 

I don’t know how many of you are willing to date yourself to say you remember the TV show FANTASY ISLAND. If you do remember it, you likely remember that as they were getting ready to welcome new guests each week, Mr Rourke, would say to his staff, “Smiles, Everyone Smiles!” A smile is a great greeting isn’t it.

A Smile – it’s free, it's contagious, and it brings feelings of warmth and happiness. Share your smile with everyone you meet today. Even smiling on your own is known to release endorphins and bring a sense of joy, so “flash those gnashers and get your grin on.”

I read an article recently that talked about the personal benefits of a smile. Here are a few benefits it mentioned.

Relieves Stress - A simple smile will help keep you from looking drained, worn out, and overwhelmed.

Helps You Remain Positive - Smiling can impact your feelings of positivity, it sends a signal to your brain and, eventually, the rest of your body.

Elevates Mood - The actual demonstration of smiling activates pathways in your brain that affect your emotional state.

Reduces Pain - Several studies found that smiling discharges endorphins, serotonin, and other regular painkillers, these can cause you to feel better from head to toe.

May Reduce Blood Pressure - A smile can have a beneficial influence on your blood pressure. Studies have revealed that laughter appears to bring down blood pressure after causing an underlying expansion in pulse and breathing. While smiling has appeared to decrease your heart rate.

Boosts the Immune System - A simple smile can also improve your overall health by supporting your immune system to work more efficiently. It is believed that when you smile, immune capacity improves since your body is relaxed, releasing certain helpful neurotransmitters. 

Perhaps the #1 Benefit

Makes You Attractive - People usually are attracted to individuals who smile. Not only that, but smiling can also make you look younger. The muscles used to smile likewise lift the face, causing an individual to seem more youthful.


I have always believed that a smile has the power to improve the day of those around you. I have seen, and you have too I am sure, the power that a smile, a joke, or a compliment can bring to yourself and to others.


A smile is a gift you can give anyone, even a stranger. It costs you nothing. In fact it will probably cheer you up just doing it. But this cheapest of gifts can be priceless for the recipient as it lights up their day.

And you never know, they might smile back.

So it appears that maybe Mr. Rourke was on to something for the staff on FANTASY ISLAND to adorn their faces with smiles.

For our Act today 

lets just smile as much as we can.

Apostle Paul understood this I believe for he encorages us to 

Be full of joy always 

because you belong to the Lord.

Again I say, be full of joy! 

(Philippians 4:4 NLV)