The Contagion of Happiness

I don't know why, but this morning I have just woken up in such a great mood.
It may have something to do with the glorious sunshine that is currently shining through my window, topped off with the background of snow on the mountains. But it is so refreshing. I'm totally motivated to get out and do great things today. I want the world to know how great it is to feel it right now, I want to share it with me.

I don't think there is a lot of point in being uptight or negative anymore. Especially not with all the bad things it can bring. People smile a lot less these days.I understand that we can't be happy all the time, but is that really so? Is there not a silver lining in everything. People are too wrapped up in things like facebook and instagram and taking stupid selfies with ridiculous duckfaces. I'm guilty of it, I admit i love a good selfie every now and then. It makes you feel good. But why does a stupid pout make you seem so 'sexy'. It's not really that attractive. I mean a REAL pout is divine, but the ones these 12 year olds use is just silly.

But in my good mood frame I decided to post a selfie on my own Instagram account this morning. It was simply a picture of me smiling, captioned 'The sun is shining, I'm happy, my hair smells of summer. People should smile more. Happy Sunday people.' I'd like to hope that this will make people smile should they see it. I'm trying to spread the love. I'm trying to be a natural person. A real person. I've even noticed a few celebrities doing away with selfie shots in the last few weeks. Instead they are embracing the stupidity of it and taking what is known as a 'Cat Selfie' and they are hilarious. And cute. So maybe now celebrities are jumping off this bandwagon, the rest of society will join in.

But I'm very glad to be in the mood I'm in today and I want to feel like it more often. To take more pictures with a smile on my face. And if i am 'Duckfacing' I will be doing it with a bunch of friends having a good time and all of us are pulling ridiculous faces, just because it's fun.After all, if we all smiled more I'm pretty sure it would catch on. Our moods are contagious. You can bring a whole room of people right up just through being happy and content. The way we perceive ourselves has a strong influence on others. If we love and our content in our own skin, others will be happy to be around us too.

So today, why not smile at a stranger. Wake up and say 'Today is going to be a great day'. I'm sure you'll see a difference in your days routine. Look up. Breathe in the air around you. Open your eyes to a new reality.

It's in front of you. Take it.