Today’s Act of Kindness: Give the gift of your smile today as often as possible.
According to an article published by the Association of Psychological Science, “Other muscles can simulate a smile, but only the peculiar tango of the zygomatic major and the orbicularis oculi produces a genuine expression of positive emotion. Psychologists call this the “Duchenne smile,” and most consider it the sole indicator of true enjoyment…French anatomist Guillaume Duchenne…wrote that the zygomatic major can be willed into action, but that only the “sweet emotions of the soul” force the orbicularis oculi to contract.”
An inactive orbicularis oculi must be the difference between a smile that moves the mouth but never reaches the eyes. Let your smile make your eyes sparkle and spread through your whole body today as an act of kindness to yourself and all those who see your smile.
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