I Believe In the Power of a Hug and a Smile Stories of Experiences

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a hug, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. :)

I was waiting for someone yesterday, however, there wer no available seats inside, so I decided to wait outside..

It is summer here currently, and there is summer workshops for kids and children who want to be McDo crews...

A van...

You can really feel the affection fully if there is the hug and there is the smile.

Hug ban proposed for St. Mary's County Public Schools

March 18, 2013 - 05:49 pm

New rules on the table for some St. Mary's County Public Schools may sound a bit unusual. Among them is a restriction on hugs for those visiting...

a warm embrace is all we need to let the sun shine in and to show how much we care.

I traveled solo on shopping excursions. Taking in all the sights possible. The architecture, nature...
I ventured to the outskirts of this city and came to another shop I felt I needed to explore. As I opened the glass door, I saw in...

I was thrilled to learn that this site really existed. I decided to join in the hope of corresponding with people of like mind.
I am seeking an open minded woman that would entertain the prospect for a long term adult nursing...

I wanted to start this purely because I think that everyone should send out a smile to people they care about, all I ask is that you add your smile and put the persons name next to it who your sending it to, this isn't a story, however...

Here are two recent examples of how good intentions can set off an awesome chain reaction. Socially, people are drawn to helping others who are in need. It feels amazing doing something for a good cause when you feel drawn to it, and...

When I was 7, at school we were doing a play. I don't remember what it was but all the kids in my classroom had to be in it. As for me I was a pretty flower. I didn't had any line or any big part, but I was really proud of being a...

I once read somewhere that
An encounter
Is a strange
and wonderful thing
Presence one person to another
Present
One to another
Life flowing
One to another...

Sometimes angels occur in our lives. And yesterday I think I met one. That...

As I write this, my feet are still sore and I have a big blister on the ball of my left foot - despite my comfortable walking shoes.Yesterday afternoon, I got a phone call from someone that I'd recently sent a note to asking to get...

During my fourth year of teaching, I had the great privilege of
working with an amazing lady, an educator by the name of Miss
Bezanson. She taught a grade four class to whom I taught Physical Education. Therefore, I had the opportunity...

I feel warm. The air brings chills to those people looking down. But I happened to be looking up when a stranger smiled--smiled at me!
A genuine smile gives me that warmth. It speaks, "I'm happy to see you," "I can see the goodness of...

A hug and a smile are like medication for the soul.In person is great but, so are
the hugs and smiles i recive as gestures from my close friends on Ep.You know witch ones You are!

There’s something in a simple hug
That always warms the heart,
It welcomes us back home
And makes it easier to part….

A hug is a handshake from the heart.
More Inspirations -

I have my first teaching job and I am very much surrounded by teachers who have this kind of vibrant attitude. They smile and greet everyone as if everyday is a new day to start a new without any struggles and pains in their hearts. I...