tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post4854748116401590647..comments2023-09-20T15:48:07.681+00:00Comments on Bobkats House: Smile...Bobkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11842625953465490864noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-54100213231882415412009-03-28T00:47:00.000+00:002009-03-28T00:47:00.000+00:00This is a wonderful essay... and a great truth. Th...This is a wonderful essay... and a great truth. Thanks for the reminder.<BR/><BR/>Oh, Hello, NetChick sent me.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes... RobertRobert Ballantynehttp://howesound.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-36330375084103294372009-03-25T01:38:00.000+00:002009-03-25T01:38:00.000+00:00P.S. My last Barcelona post is up.~SP.S. My last Barcelona post is up.<BR/>~SShephardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318615370914088651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-55117346680310359252009-03-25T01:37:00.000+00:002009-03-25T01:37:00.000+00:00Couldn't agree more. Great reminder.Couldn't agree more. Great reminder.Shephardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318615370914088651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-73608363634266905132009-03-22T12:16:00.000+00:002009-03-22T12:16:00.000+00:00Hey there, Bobkat. Netchick sent me. (^_^)Hey there, Bobkat. Netchick sent me. (^_^)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434597230627479221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-35536785226099848662009-03-21T20:28:00.000+00:002009-03-21T20:28:00.000+00:00So do I CQ -he is practically the first to smile b...So do I CQ -he is practically the first to smile back!Bobkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842625953465490864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-91225110567444894952009-03-21T16:42:00.000+00:002009-03-21T16:42:00.000+00:00great advicegreat advicerashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-12102826078957422332009-03-21T13:42:00.000+00:002009-03-21T13:42:00.000+00:00I always smile broadly at the guards when entering...I always smile broadly at the guards when entering the site - I know most of them, but still a smile costs nothing and they have a crappy job in the mornings.<BR/><BR/>cqcraziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-57910179103380668972009-03-20T13:29:00.000+00:002009-03-20T13:29:00.000+00:00I try to do that all the time. I can feel my face ...I try to do that all the time. I can feel my face - lol - and know it's pulled into a grimace so I relax it<BR/><BR/>I also love how I can get a rush of good feeling just by being kind to someone else - holding a door, letting someone into traffic, waving at a child<BR/><BR/>good things to rememberDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-1468483439358490392009-03-19T20:11:00.000+00:002009-03-19T20:11:00.000+00:00Great advice! As a kid, I never fit in with the "...Great advice! As a kid, I never fit in with the "popular" kids and I decided it was all because I didn't smile enough. Once I made a conscious effort to smile, my friends increased. I never made it to "popular" status, but I was much happier!Gwynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540042878760457834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-61051864769950684182009-03-19T18:05:00.000+00:002009-03-19T18:05:00.000+00:00True indeed.It is difficult sometimes for us to pu...True indeed.<BR/><BR/>It is difficult sometimes for us to put aside the things which make us grumpy, in order to acknowledge kindness bestowed upon us and pass it along. A smile is the best way to do that.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-21102695450708610342009-03-19T17:57:00.000+00:002009-03-19T17:57:00.000+00:00The girls in the canteen have caught my grin :-) (...The girls in the canteen have caught my grin :-) (funny how the ones in the old canteen never did) I think it's led to my sandwiches at lunchtime being bigger than average.<BR/><BR/>Think I'm missing a special person to grin at. I reckon knowing someone like that makes me take a special effort to "feel good", so when I don't have that incentive, I feel the long term injuries a lot more.Sleepypetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143274290029186546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-49636189181451084202009-03-19T12:20:00.000+00:002009-03-19T12:20:00.000+00:00smiling at you :) - now smile back :)smiling at you :) - now smile back :)pink dogwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938574807898718022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-11235236949880462642009-03-19T11:52:00.000+00:002009-03-19T11:52:00.000+00:00I swear, people think I'm nuts because I'm always ...I swear, people think I'm nuts because I'm always smiling -- usually at some private thought (about what Trevor's up to this time, of course). <BR/><BR/>Either that or they are envious and wish their lives were as great as mine. <BR/><BR/>But I really think they just use my smiles as another excuse to avoid me.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-30451176826067574762009-03-19T09:28:00.000+00:002009-03-19T09:28:00.000+00:00The security guard to our Villa complex smiles and...The security guard to our Villa complex smiles and waves every time we go past. It makes us smile and we always have a bit of a giggle....Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681227038111050561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-23742297000866713852009-03-19T02:41:00.000+00:002009-03-19T02:41:00.000+00:00What a great reminder to all of us that a positive...What a great reminder to all of us that a positive mental attitude is infectious...but in a good way! ;)Zeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949112371403258618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-33142176199297056092009-03-19T00:44:00.000+00:002009-03-19T00:44:00.000+00:00Thank you for this reminder. :)I love smiling @ p...Thank you for this reminder. :)<BR/><BR/>I love smiling @ people thru the day. Where i live (BB) that is not so hard. But when we go down the hill (to "The OC") it is so much harder. Hardly anyone even makes eye contact, much less see a smile. <BR/><BR/>I try to smile anyway! :)Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272307621143522274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-56691408247153357552009-03-18T23:18:00.000+00:002009-03-18T23:18:00.000+00:00Wise words, and I wish I were better at rememberin...Wise words, and I wish I were better at remembering to smile.<BR/><BR/>The early '80s were economic hard times here in Texas. A neighbor of ours was laid off and after months of searching for work, he hit upon a solution for how to add meaning to his days. Every morning and evening, he'd stand on his front lawn, smiling and waving to the neighbors. He had a corner lot and there was a stop sign, so we all ended up getting to know him. We looked forward to seeing him, knowing that whatever our frustrations of the day, a friendly face was always waiting.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what happened to the guy. I was in high school and left home as quick as I could after I graduated. But I do hope the universe rewarded that man for his positive attitude and unique solution to a problem. I have no doubt that not only did he keep our spirits, up, he improved his own.Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-2064996425817803762009-03-18T22:51:00.000+00:002009-03-18T22:51:00.000+00:00Me too. In repose, my face looks like I'm mad. I d...Me too. <BR/><BR/>In repose, my face looks like I'm mad. I don't mean to look that way, but I can't help it. I try to put a slight smile on my face all the time when I'm with others, because if I don't, they think I'm mad about something (or just a grouchy old woman!)kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26776821.post-17035499976981238612009-03-18T20:41:00.000+00:002009-03-18T20:41:00.000+00:00smiling :-)smiling :-)David Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690273066219097101noreply@blogger.com