Today I was on my way home at the end of a bicycle ride and was at a stoplight. In the car next to me was a little boy in a baseball cap just tall enough to see out the window. He looked over at me with a coy smile and waved. I waved back then he ducked. I looked away to check the light then looked back. He waved again. We did this 2 or three more times before the light changed.
This is joy is the joy that a smile can bring. I won't go into the studies about how smiling takes less energy, helps you live longer or earns you more money. I will emphasize how it will make you feel better about yourself. Life can be a bit of a roller coaster or even totally suck while you are looking for a new job but if you smile it isn't as bad as it was.
That little boy made my day. He didn't know it but that's okay. We shared one of life's simple pleasures that we all need to do more.
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