And they all smiled too!

Each member of the School of Formation is given the opportunity to lead a Reflection prior to the Staff Meeting.  And this week it was my turn!  What could I reflect on?  For Lent I tend not to give anything up but try, in some form or other to give, so I chose to share the following poem with my colleagues

‘A Smile’ 

“A Smile costs nothing but gives much.  It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give.  It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.  None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it

 A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in business.  It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature’s best antidote for trouble.  Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.  Some people are too tired to give you a smile.  Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile as much as he who has no more to give.”

 Have you smiled at someone in the High Street who you do not know but in return you received a lovely smile back?  You may have been the only one who gave a smile to that person that day but what a difference you may have made to them.  Think of the pleasure that we gain when a baby gives us a wonderful smile.  As the poem states, ‘A Smile costs nothing but gives much’.  So why don’t you give it a try today and perhaps make someone’s day?