(: Smile :)

Stumbling upon a really good movie

'WHAT MAKES ME SMILE'......

1. Reopening a relationship with my 78 year old
aunt, who is a hoot!

2. Having an anonymous child wave and smile at
me

3. Getting compliments from total strangers

4. Seeing people who I attended high school
with, and whom were in the popular cliques,
attempt to speak to me now

5. A really good workout

6. Friday

7. Reading many of the greatly informative,
entertaining, and oftimes wildly
amusing/humorous commentary, diatribes and
wise posts of folk on AfricanAmerica.org

8. Completing a really good lecture

9. Seeing a really fine man...who catches me
looking, as I'm going, going, gone the
otherway
10.Ending unproductive relationships

11.A good plate of food,ie. Thai, sushi, soul,
Italian, Greek, etc.

Sweet! Those are some cool ones. I think that I share a few.

Here are some of mine:

1) Being organized and on top of what I'm doing
2) Knowing information cold
3) Performing
4) Cooking
5) Interior decorating
6) Thrift shops
7) Pumpkin Spice Chai
8) Forgiving
9) Moving on
10) Family
11) Love (of all sorts)
12) DANCING!

Things that make me smile:

A compliment when you had a hard day
Roses
A sweet romantic note from my husband
Finding a new friend
DEFINITELY THIS FORUM, AND THE PEOPLE IN IT-HA
A romantic novel
A deal at my favorite store
A nice cup of HOT APPLE CIDER, WHICH I LOVE
My family
My friends
College

People who open up to you
Women who smile at other women
Discovering someone with the same interests or sense of humour
Cooking a killer curry that everyone enjoys even though it is hotter than hell
The sight and scent of sweet peas and poppies
Freshly ground coffee beans
I really dig animals - especially birds
When a child really looks back into your face
Seeing someone special achieve something
Dancing with a whole crowd of people who are all digging the music
Really good live music
Seeing a piece of art
Drawing or painting your own
The beach - any day of the year
Peaceful early morning before the city wakes up/noise and colour of a city full of electricity before it goes to sleep
Having a parcel arrive in the mail


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Finishing a good book.
Cooking a great meal.
Receiving a flattering compliment.
Enjoying nature.
Hearing an infant say my name for the first time.
Being appreciated.
Listening to an elderly person talk about the good ole' days.
Spending quality time with my mother.
Looking at anything beautiful.

What makes me smile....

Children/Babies
Tropical scenes
A good scent
A thoughtful man
A sunny day
A good book
Hearing someone laugh
AA.org
The customers at McDonald's
My cat
My other cat
Getting the mail
Hearing the doorbell ring

Getting 11 games right in the football pool!
Seeing old friends from home.
Listening to silence.
Waking up on this side of eternity.
The scents of Autumn.
Unlimited long distance.
Second chances.

What makes me smile?

Watching little kids play, they're so happy.
Watching a really sappy movie like "Casablanca".
Reading my favorite book for the millionth time and still finding it interesting.
Cooking, if you can call it that, with my younger nieces and nephew.
Listening to my Aunt Pearl sing.
Playing tea party with my god sister.
Getting an A on an exam.
Getting flowers from my guy just because.
Getting a phone call from an old friend.
Calling my mother just to tell her "I love you."
Seeing my people get together without violence.


the list can go on...my granny told me to avoid wrinkles in my forehead to smile. So I try to smile as much as I can...besides it takes a lot less energy then being upset.

The thoughtfulness of my children makes me smile. When my man seems to call me at just the right time.

A FINE MAN WALKING BY ALWAYS MAKES ME SMILE.