I’m beaming! From one ear to another. My existence is doing THE thing I enjoy most. Smiling! It’s important! It’s my mission. The act of smiling, (I’m not going into scientific analysis here, somebody else can do that for me) is infectious. It makes a person charismatic. I’m the perfect example. I’ve got this resting bitch face with crinkle brows, anxious always, so when something fills me with joy, or when I smile consciously (often in public situations), my expression opens and beautifies intensely. I see it in everyone, observer that I am.
We are tense when we are caught up in our own mind. Our mind is working hard trying to make sense of the life we lead. Something simple yet unexpected, like a smile, can snap us out of our anxiety and brighten our day, our perspective. That’s why I enjoy standing on a corner with a cardboard sign so much. I get the chance to smile at everyone and wave! Every wave is a blessing and every smile makes the it worth it. I fucking love when you smile at me! It’s easy! I have cute things and I do silly things. Smile at how ridiculous life is.
I drive a fucking bus with a bug on top of it. I can’t count how many times I’ve stated “share the smiles” in different ways through my life and more so for the last 3 years. If anything is my purpose, besides raising my boys, it’s to spread smiles. Raising my boys includes teaching them the power of smiling, just having a moment of pure NOW enjoyment. Fake it till you make it so applies to this when you’re consciously brightening peoples days.
A smile: one moment leads to another, we sit in our head driving out of a stressful situation, or daily boredom, we see just another bum on the side of the stop sign. She’s acknowledging you straight on, while dancing and singing or waving, just enjoying herself and making human connections. What does she have to smile about sitting in dirty clothes? The sun is shining and I’m here. And you smiled back. I hope your day gets better with every smile.
I’m smiling because of the endorphin kick of clicks and hits, the interaction around Bugus. The way people slow and enjoy, or gawk, or snap pictures. The clicks and hits are inclusionary of messages finding me with pictures of the bus, us driving down the road, or sitting in a parking lot. It’s a lot of validation. Its inspiring!
What makes you smile?
I feel like sharing smile inspiring silliness but I just can’t find the video of me dancing, so maybe you can just find the thing that is bound to make you smile (you have the internet and I’m sure you’ve seen something in technological devices that has inspired a grin and chuckle)
Loving you!
Matilda the Bugus 