The girl with 4 smiles
January 7, 2012
They say: “A smile is a light into the window of the soul…”
I couldn’t help but think about the times I smile, but I know that I have a different smile depending on the situation.
I have my polite smile- the one I use when I say thank you, or I use when I’m checking out at a store or when I pass someone I don’t know.
Then I have my photo smile- the one you turn on when the camera is out and the one you flash into the mirror to give yourself a pinch of confidence.
Then there is the smile I’m not as familiar with but those who know me best probably know it well. I call it my joyful smile. The smile I have when I am truly happy, the smile I have after I finish laughing, the smile I get when I am absolutely delighted about something.
But then there is my favorite smile. It’s the smile that I have just started to recently become aware of. It is probably one of most unexpected surprises at random times of my day, and I can’t explain it in any other way than that it is like an overflowing cup. Some might call it butterflies. All I know is that I get this bubbly feeling out of nowhere and suddenly it bubbles over and here I find myself smiling like a fool. To some this might be the most ridiculous reason to smile- no exact reason and often when no one else is around.
I call it my ‘I’m in love smile.’
I’ll be sitting in my car and suddenly it’s there and there is no better feeling. A disturbing thought comes across my mind and suddenly I have this sense of peace and a smile. There is nothing like it. People say that a person who is in love can’t stop smiling or that they are smiling like a fool. I might not know what that’s like, but I think this is better. It catches me off guard, and for that moment nothing else matters. Times stops and I find myself with my greatest Love. I feel His delight and His love even though I’m not perfect. All from a smile.
