What happens when you laugh or smile?

Well, if you were in Never Land (yup! of Peter Pan and Tinker Bell), your first laugh as a baby would have traveled over hill and dale and over the seas before turning into a fairy in the magical land. That set me thinking. What happens to a smile or a laugh that bubbles forth from the depths of one’s soul? If a smile has the power to cheer another, surely it can’t just die on your lips? It must have a longer lifespan! And that brings me to the following conclusions:

· Often, it becomes a smile on another’s face.
· Sometimes, it turns into a song in a wounded heart.
· It can also turn into an act of kindness.
· It can set out on a long journey on the “Train of goodness”.

So, keep smiling. You never know when your smile might come back to you on a gloomy day as a smile, a song or an act of kindness.

Nature speaks but we hardly ever listen. I did try to put into words what I would say:

When nature speaks

When I look up at the stormy skies,
I see your wondrous might.
When I look at the deep blue sea,
I sense a great awe that runs so deep.

And then I sing for joy,
Sing out loud to you!
And I lift my heart in praise
For I know that the world is in you!

When I look up at the mountains tall,
I see your awesome majesty in all.
When I look out at the rich forests.
I see the power that in you rests.

Oh how my hearts soars with thanks!
And how can I express my gratitude?

For I want to sing for joy,
Sing out loud to you!
And I lift my heart in praise
For I know that the world is in you!