Consider doing something special for people in your life from time to time who could just use a reason to smile. This is what I regularly do for people:

“Make a Friend Smile Day.” That’s the special occasion I created years ago as the perfect excuse to offer guilt-free giving to people going through difficulties or hardships but are just too proud to ask or accept this help. Sometimes, I’ll even do it for no special reason other than to give people something to smile and be happy about. The only catch is the friend must smile when using the gift because, well, there’d be no reason to have a “Make a Friend Smile Day” if the friend didn’t smile.

So, when someone is having a bad day or shares things with me that have created a negative overall experience for the person, I’ll just listen and after hearing everything, I’ll usually say something like: “I’m so sorry you’ve been going through all of that – I had no idea but thank you for sharing this with me. And you know what? This couldn’t have happened on a better day! Do you know why? Today is ‘Make a Friend Smile day!'” I then follow that up with a thoughtful, helpful gift or something.

So, do this for people once in a while – it will really make things so much better for them and for you as well!

Throughout the days, weeks, and months of Covid-19 I bought several Publix gift cards and had a “make a friend smile day” extravaganza! I hope some of you did the same!

This and other happiness and self-improvement related tips are provided throughout my self-help oriented books and posts: https://brighterdayslifecoaching.com/published-books-and-life-coaching-services/ 

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