"Tutti sorridono nella stessa lingua" George Carlin 1937 - 2008 Comedian, writer, actor and satirist. Friday Food for Thought
“Everyone smiles in the same language”
“Kindness is generally reciprocal”
Friday food for thought Dr Samuel Johnson Critic, biographer, essayist, poet and lexicographer. 1709 - 1784
Chestnuts and paper chains
Dear Claire, I'm roasting chestnuts as I write - no better tradition at this time of year, when December is almost upon us, the lights are twinkling in the windows and the snow is flurrying. I do miss the chestnut sellers on English street corners and their little blackened paper bags of steaming hot chestnuts.…
What a difference a day makes
Dear Sam, Thank you for telling me about World Smile Day and for sharing your tip about thinking of things you are grateful for while brushing your teeth. I'm off to the dentist this week, so it's not only made me feel happier but will keep me in their good books, too! I don't know if…
A smile and three ‘thank you’s
Dear Claire, Itās the first Friday of October, so Happy World Smile Day! It sounds as though you'll have had lots to smile about in Italy! This is World Smile Day in a nutshell: The image of World Smile Day is the smiley face šThe smiley face was created by Harvey Ball back in 1963,…
Friday food for thought
The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others Dr Martin Luther King Jr
Happy Day of Happiness!
Dear Claire, I'm posting this a little earlier than usual this week, because today is the International Day of Happiness.Ā And I wanted to share these ideas from Action for HappinessĀ for some simple acts of kindness to make a difference to someone today: Offer to help Give away your change Pay a compliment Make someone…