#2 - Smile!
Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says " I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you." Like a baby's smile, it can make us happy when we are at our lowest points.
Professor James V. McConnel, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, expressed his feelings about a smile. "People who smile," he said, "tend to manage, teach and sell more effectively, and to raise happier children. There's far more information in a smile than a frown. That's why encouragement is a much more effective teaching device than punishment."
So, what if you don't feel like smiling? Force yourself to smile. If you are alone, whistle or a hum a tune. Pretend as if you were already happy, and this will tend to make you happy.
Everyone in the world is seeking happiness - and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness does not depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions. Abe Lincoln said, "most folks are about as happy as the make up their minds to be."
Your smile is a messenger of your good will. Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.
This is principle 2.
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