Can You Smile with Your Heart?
Can You Smile with Your Heart?
I was looking through some old pictures yesterday and noticed a reflection of a few friends who had to conjure up a smile when photographed. In the photos, as in life, they almost never look like they are happy. I can only remember a few times, in fact, when I've seen them let go and laugh really hard.
I thought about what my life would be without laughter and true joy. I might as well be dead. There, literally, would be nothing for me to live for. Seriously, I'm not talking about the kind of smile you get when you watch a comedic prat fall. I mean what your "heart does" that makes your mouth smile when you see a baby laugh or an orchid bloom or feel the pulse of the one you love beneath you rapid as yours. True Joy.
We are a reflection of what our heart is. If you can smile in your heart, you can smile in your face. But if your heart is sad and hurting , find a way to heal it. Our days on this earth are numbered, and you're wasting them, my friend, if you don't.
We've all been through trauma. I'm a child of PTSD. Almost everyday I have to rewire my brain to say I'm okay and safe, but I don't let this keep me from knowing in my heart that beauty, joy, and love exist for me... And neither should you.
Smile with you Heart today!
I was looking through some old pictures yesterday and noticed a reflection of a few friends who had to conjure up a smile when photographed. In the photos, as in life, they almost never look like they are happy. I can only remember a few times, in fact, when I've seen them let go and laugh really hard.
I thought about what my life would be without laughter and true joy. I might as well be dead. There, literally, would be nothing for me to live for. Seriously, I'm not talking about the kind of smile you get when you watch a comedic prat fall. I mean what your "heart does" that makes your mouth smile when you see a baby laugh or an orchid bloom or feel the pulse of the one you love beneath you rapid as yours. True Joy.
We are a reflection of what our heart is. If you can smile in your heart, you can smile in your face. But if your heart is sad and hurting , find a way to heal it. Our days on this earth are numbered, and you're wasting them, my friend, if you don't.
We've all been through trauma. I'm a child of PTSD. Almost everyday I have to rewire my brain to say I'm okay and safe, but I don't let this keep me from knowing in my heart that beauty, joy, and love exist for me... And neither should you.
Smile with you Heart today!
Posted by Your Gay Friend's Guide Blog at 1/5/2012 9:33 AM 
Categories: love, Mental Health Relationships:Hypnotherapy, relationship Advice, Relationship Advice, Psychology for an Authentic Self, Relationship Help from a Gay Male Friend, Relationship, advice
Tags: Laughter Joy Spirituality Death Trauma
Categories: love, Mental Health Relationships:Hypnotherapy, relationship Advice, Relationship Advice, Psychology for an Authentic Self, Relationship Help from a Gay Male Friend, Relationship, advice
Tags: Laughter Joy Spirituality Death Trauma
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