THE MAGIC OF SMILING
Just a little smile on your lips
Cheers your heart
keeps you in good humor
preserves peace in your soul
promotes your health
beautifies your face
induces kindly thoughts
inspires kindly deeds

Smile to yourself--- until you noticed that your constant
                                        seriousness, or even severity, has
                                        vanished.

Smile to yourself--- unitl you have warmed your own heart
                                        with the sunshine of your cheery coun-
                                        tenance. Then....Go out and radiate your
                                        smile.

That smile--- has work to do. work to do for god.
                         you are an apostle now and your smile is your
                         instrument for winning souls.
                         sanctifying grace dwelling in your soul will
                         give the special charm to your smile which will
                         render it productive of much good.

                                         Smile--- on the lonely faces
                                         Smile--- on the timid faces
                                         Smile--- on the sorrowful faces
                                         Smile--- on the sickly faces
                                         Smile--- on the fresh young faces
                                         Smile--- on the wrinkled old faces
                                         Smile--- on the familiar faces of your
                                                        friends---- let all enjoy the
                                                        beauty and inspiring cheer of
                                                        your smiling face.

                                  Count.......
                                   if you will count the number of smiles
                                   your face has drawn from others in one
                                   day. the number will represent how many
                                   times you have promoted contentment,
                                   joy, satisfaction, encouragement, or con-
                                   fidence in the hearts of others. these
                                   good disposition always give birth to un-
                                   selfish acts and noble deeds.  the in-
                                   fluence of your smile is spreading,               
                                   though you do not always see     
                                        the wonders it is working.

Your smile.......
                                   can bring new life and hope and courage
                                   into the hearts of the weary, the over-
                                   burdened, the discouraged, the tempted,
                                   the despairing.

Your smile.......
                                   can help to develop vocations, if you are
                                   a priest, a brother or a sister.

Your smile.......
                                  can be the beginning of conversion to the
                                  faith.

Your smile.......
                                  can prepare the way for a sinner's return
                                  to god.

Your smile.......
                                 can win for you a host of devoted friends.

Smile, too, at GOD......
                                   smile at god in loving acceptance of what-
                                   ever he sends into your life, and you will
                                   merit to have the radiantly smiling face
                                   of christ gaze on you with special love
                                   throughout eternity.

Render kind acts!!!!!

             "If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to my
              fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, as I shall
              not pass this way again"
                                                                                   --- WILLIAM PENN

             "My religion is simple.  My religion is kindness."
                                                                                   --- DALAI LAMA
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copyright by Antonette Frances Ong Ng