It took the global pandemic and requirement to wear a mask for many of us to realize how frequently we encountered smiling people. That little gesture was often able to brighten our day, and some medical research even showed that both those that give smiles and those that receive get some mental health benefit from it. While our church members may not be able to spread the smiles as we used to be able to, we do find the way to brighten other people’s days by being creative.
Key Takeaways:
- A smile may seem like a simple gesture, but the positive impacts that they have on others can be profound. A suicidal individual experiences intense despair and Don’s smiles were impactful enough to t
- So often, we go through our days thinking we accomplished nothing, having no clue that the person we complimented or smiled at might have needed that smile more than we could ever imagine.
- Ignoring the problem in the hope that it’ll just disappear doesn’t work.Obviously we aren’t all psychotherapists or counsellors, but I’m not talking about having interventions or therapy sessions.
“If a maskless in-person presence wasn’t permitted, what about pictures of people smiling?”
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