A Awakened Mind

The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.

Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.

 

Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace Is Every Step

 

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You Did Not Mourn

If you only knew what goes on within my heart—Sometimes the pain is so great that I feel as if everything will break. The smile is a big cloak which covers a multitude of pains.
— Mother Teresa

The saints knew suffering beyond what most of us can imagine, yet bore it with grace.
Are you preparing for Christmas with joyful anticipation, or are you letting the strain of a hundred tasks sour your mood?

Give everyone you meet today the gift of a smile.

from Day by Day Through Advent With Mother Teresa

A Simple Smile

I will never understand all the good
that a simple smile can accomplish.

Blessed Mother Teresa

Live Life

Life is short!
Break the rules!
Forgive quickly!
Love truly!
Laugh uncontrollably!
And never regret anything that made you smile.