At the Ashram we were invited to relax and to put a smile on our faces. In that place it was easy to smile. But then it was also said that when we smile our face-muscles relax. And I was thinking to myself, how can that be? Smiling, if even a nice thing to do, requires some sort of effort. I mean, you have to do it. It seemed to me that a neutral expression would be more relaxed, if now relaxing was the intended goal.

Anyhow, I smiled, and I realized that it was true. Try it and you will see. Put a warm smile on your face and pay attention to how it feels. It is the most relaxing sensation. We are meant to smile. Being positive is natural; it must not be superimposed. I like it, and I try to remind myself about it as often as I can.