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What made you smile today?

try and remember at least one thing that made you smile today.. I'm sure everyone smiles at least once a day :)

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    Kate Blake 50+

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    Apr 1 2013: The TED forum for open discussions! Yeh
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    Don Wesley 50+

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    Mar 30 2013: Hi Karim Hassan, thank you for asking such a thoughtful question!
    Someone called me here and I’m smiling.
    It maybe the toughest hour in my life; but when I meet someone who knows I'm hurting and cares enough to be aware and gives me an assuring emotion of love; I smile and often shed a tear. It maybe be a quiet smile on my face, but it is always there; because most of us are hurting a bit, all the time. There is so much suffering in the world.

    But for the very first time, something has just been discovered in the world, by a particle Physicist, named “xxxxxxxx” that has changed the current explanation of the basic forces of nature. It will change how we truly can think.
    http://innjustice.blogspot.ca/ When you reach this site click on the News.
    Best regards,
    Don
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      Kate Blake 50+

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      Apr 1 2013: Good one Don, may I post this link on my marriage conversation? Go there to tell me if I need to delete it, ta.

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    Mar 30 2013: A: a picture of a pretty girl with a bright morning smile that I printed-out just for that purpose. It helps. (Seriously, this whole "sun coming up in the morning" sucks, imHo.)
    B: making someone else laugh
    C: pizza
    D: finding a neat collectible
    E: putting a couple more extra necessities into the "to go to the Pine Ridge Reservation" box
    F: the cat in the cloud in this talk http://www.ted.com/talks/markham_nolan_how_to_separate_fact_and_fiction_online.html
    It was an ok day.

  • carolyn mcauley 20+

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    Mar 22 2013: youre question made me smile. Good job!
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    Ronney Kendall

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    Mar 22 2013: Karim, you didn't say what made you smile today! haha

    And that made me smile today! :)


    I have a roof over my head, food in the fridge, and a little extra spending money... What more could I ask for. For my first breath of the morning, I had a smile today!

    Experience your days!!!!!

    Ronney

  • Mary M. 100+

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    Mar 20 2013: The following video someone shared with me.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhO0RZmbiSc

  • Robbert-Jan Brems

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    Mar 19 2013: I realized today an ultimate goal for myself. And that was ' to be aware'. For some reason that made me feel so happy and created a warm smile.
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    Thaddea Thompson

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    Mar 19 2013: this question. ( and some friends :)

  • edulover learner 10+

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    Mar 19 2013: Today I joked with my parents ,I felt happy because I still can have fun together with them so I smiled.I saw my daughter coming home from school and greeted us:I am home.I felt her like a joyful buddy so I smiled.When I went to have classes for students,I smiled waiting them in front of classroom.I smiled when I heard my honey said sweetwords to me.I smiled when I saw peach flowers blooming anywhere here it means spring is around us...I smiled when I met neighbour little boy greeted me in naughty...I smile when I had apple tasted it was so sweet..
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    Michael Van den Bossche

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    Mar 19 2013: Just the thought about smiling, so thanks mate ;)!

    There's also this technique of reliving the good moments. Where, when you are aware of yourself being in a bad mood, just stop for a second, think about something that made you happy lately. Close your eyes, be conscious of your breath, and feel, smell, see, everything that happened back then when you were happy. I promise you, this sounds so easy, stupid, but it works, just thinking about smiling, can give you back that broad smile. So therefore, great topic!
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    mary ellen johnson

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    Mar 19 2013: I work with a woman who suffered traumatic brain injury. she enrolled in community college and she finished her first 5 page paper that took her 20 hours to write. she got an "A". made my heart sing!
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    pat gilbert 50+

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    Mar 19 2013: Many Things
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    Kate Blake 50+

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    Mar 18 2013: A big grin of satisfaction when I completed two jobs I'd been procrastinating on!
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    Jedrek Stepien 10+

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    Mar 18 2013: The fools who kept their money in Cyprus hehe
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    Feyisayo Anjorin 50+

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    Mar 18 2013: A text message from my favourite girl.
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      Don Wesley 50+

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      Mar 30 2013: Hello Feyisayo. It has been a while since we saw our pictures here on Ted.
      I know exactly what you mean.
      I married my wife Denise, who was an Angel the moment I met her.
      We were Soul-Mates.
      And still are.
      Regards,
      Don
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        Feyisayo Anjorin 50+

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        Mar 30 2013: Thanks so much Don. Its really been a while.
        Relationships like yours are inspiring and encouraging and exemplary.
        The choice to love is an enriching choice; and there is great gain in the commitment to love.
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        Feyisayo Anjorin 50+

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        Mar 30 2013: Thanks so much Don. Its really been a while.
        Relationships like yours are inspiring and encouraging and exemplary.
        The choice to love is an enriching choice; and there is great gain in the commitment to love.

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    Mar 18 2013: My cat likes to play with my sneakers and this morning he got his head sort of caught in one of them. He had a heck of a time getting out & it sure helped when I helped him out. His antics were funny to see and once his head was free he stuck it back in shoe again. So I know he loves to do that.
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      Chris Kelly 20+

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      Mar 18 2013: Thanks for sharing this ... the image made me smile.

  • greg dahlen 20+

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    Mar 18 2013: certain lines/situations on a sitcom on TV
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    Don Wesley 50+

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    Mar 18 2013: When I realized that I was good enough to love myself and not only others.
    Most all of us are OK part of the day. 85% of us.
    I try to keep away from the other 15%; who never smile but grin wickedly

  • george lockwood 20+

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    Mar 18 2013: I ran into a friend I did not expect to see at a bookstore.
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    Chris Kelly 20+

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    Mar 18 2013: I smiled at this topic.
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    Fritzie Reisner 100+

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    Mar 18 2013: My eldest child is home for a visit!
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    Sebastian Pérez

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    Mar 18 2013: My friends always answer me why all day i'm happy. I've learned and thinking about the happiness. All the things in the world has a beauty inside, in all moments we can see many colors, hear sounds etc, if the world are so perfect why we cant smile? and all has a positive side in the universal context. See the talk of Mattieu Ricard "The habbits of happiness"
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