Welcome to Gathering SMILES
Simple Moments Inadvertently Leaving Elevated Spirits
Check out the Gathering Smiles Posting Site
Here is a link to the site: Gathering Smiles Posting Site
Ya' know when you give a little kid a piece of candy and
their face lights up? Well adults aren't really that
different when they get an unexpected compliment.
The idea for this website came to me one night (9-11-07)
when I was getting into my van at the grocery store. I saw
a woman pushing her cart back to the cart return. She
looked beat! Then, I thought to myself the blouse she
was wearing looks great on her. It was a beautiful
shade of lilac. I usually don't say anything but, that
night, I figured why not tell her? So, I put my van
window down and said, "Excuse me, in case no one told
you today, that color blouse looks beautiful on you."
Her whole demeanor changed. She stood up a little
taller, her eyes lit up and she got a huge smile on
her face. She responded, "thank you," it was such a
quick, simple encounter but that smiled stayed
with me. I thought, "Wow, it made me feel good too!" With
one simple encounter I brightened someone's day. It
didn't cost either of us a dime, yet we both got
something out of it!
This website will allow you to share your simple
encounters that brought a smile to someone's face
and as a bonus made you feel good as well. No one will
know your name and you won't get any credit for it. Or,
perhaps you were the recipient of a compliment and you
can tell us how it affected you.
My goal for the next year is to gather as many smiles
as possible and share the successes with you.
I would love all of you to do the same. Hopefully it
will catch on. No matter your age, sex, religion,
race - you can do it!
We are all capable of gathering smiles.
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