Every Tuesday I travel some hours to teach 5Rhythms in the South of the Netherlands. Two weeks ago when I arrived at the venue the concierge was not there, another man sat in for him; an attentive, helpful man and yet … something was different.

Last week when I arrived, the concierge was back again and when I received his smile I immediately felt what I had been missing the week before… his smile … something so trivial … something so simple … His smile always says: nice to see you, make yourself at home…

Just a kind smile, that’s all what it takes to make one feel at home and welcome, one simple act that makes one realise that life is worthwhile. Isn’t it funny that giving or receiving a smile just takes one moment, while the memory of it lingers much longer…?

A smile is totally inexpensive, costs nothing, is always for free, for everyone… if you can’t find a smile in yourself today, it’s likely that there’s someone in the neighbourhood who will give you one…

And then you might meet someone who is really too tired to give you a smile and you can simply give him yours; you know by now that no one needs a smile so much as he who has no one to give anymore.

How beautiful this works, the miracle of a smile; a smile is not a disease, it’s infectious. Most smiles are started by another smile; often you wear a smile somebody else gave you.

If you didn’t start the day with a smile, it’s never too late to start practicing for tomorrow. Smile with your lips, smile with your eyes, smile with your heart and your soul and your life.

Every time you smile at someone, it is a gift to that person, a beautiful thing, an act of love…
Here’s a video for you to practice and enjoy your smile!