A smile will make it better.

A spunky friend of mine retaught me a valuable lesson today. 

While sitting at a table in the MC, attempting to work on a case study, I was thinking through (or rather, dwelling on)  a ton of different stresses that I have been letting plague my mind. Apparently (because it is almost impossible for my face to hide any sort of emotion) it was easy to tell that I wasn't getting along particularly well with life. 

Then, out of nowhere, my friend James (who is from Congo and is pretty rad) calls out to me while he's quickly passing, points to his bright grin, and says, "A smile will make it better!"

He was right.

A smile made it better.

It didn't take away any dilemmas or stresses or problems. 

 It didn't help me figure out how to resolve or fix anything either. 

It did, however, make my attitude about it all entirely different. 

And although having a different attitude or thought process about a situation didn't fix it, it did make it all better, in a sense. I was happier and it changed my thought process from being entirely selfish to thinking a little more about those around me and the many, many blessings in my life.

So thank you for the lesson, James.

A smile made it better.