Why.....

Why are you smiling all the time?
This was the message that I received in my Facebook Messenger the other day.  It really caught me off guard at first and then I thought about it.  I went back and looked at my post on Facebook and Instagram and I realized that in probably 99% of my "Selfie" pictures, there was a smile on my face.  Well, she had a legitimate question!  I had never realized it or thought about it.  She was right.  So I had to think and ask myself, "Why are you smiling all the time?"
This was my response......
It's a choice!!!  I choose everyday whether I am going to get up and get my workout done and there are times when there is not a smile on my face when I start my workout.  At the end, there is a smile because whatever had me down and out before hand was now dealt with and was gone.  Most of the time it was because I was not awake yet and I had not had a cup of coffee yet!  Snapping that smiling selfie every single day is a choice.  I see and hear and talk to people all the time about life circumstances and it makes me realize that I have so much to be thankful for and I have a real reason to smile.

Let's take a look at some reasons WHY you can smile...... I am not taking any of this lightly because these are real thoughts and circumstances in some lives of the people that we know and love!

I could say that I don't have anything to wear when I have an entire closet of clothes.

I could say that I don't have anything to eat when I have an entire pantry of food.

I think about the sore muscles that I have and make up the excuses not to workout and remember there are those who would give anything to get up and go for a walk.

I think about the complaining that I do because I had rather stay at home today and not go to work but I think of those that are loosing everything because they have lost their job.

I could complain about my friends and family but I remember that there are people that have lost their families/friends and they are alone.

So when I think about this and put things into perspective and I can choose to smile in the midst of circumstances because there are others that would love to have my "problems".


So, YES, I am smiling in 99% of my pictures because I have made the choice!!!!  You have a choice just like I do.  What will your choice be the next time that you want to complain?  It's all about perspective!!!