CHANGE NUMBER ONE 1/1/09 SMILE, PLEASE!

I am going to smile more. I realize, looking at my face in the mirror, that my jowls are on a dowward spiral and that small dent between my eyes is deepening into a ravine. This is from years of free-floating anxiety and worry and sleeplessess; something I will talk about another time. Since I am not your biggest fan of plastic surgery, I figure I can improve things slightly by paying attention to how I use the muscles in my face. As I watch myself practice, I can already see the lines beginning to retrench. And since I believe that feeling follows form, perhaps more people will smile back and then, because I get encouraged, my smile will become more automatic. At least I hope so.

RESULT

So far, the muscles in my face feel like they have been working out all day. Heating pad, please!