Upsides to the Down Economy/Smile

"Smile, though your heart is breaking"... Someone recently reminded me that it doesn't cost anything to Smile. Let's not get into how many muscles it takes to smile vs. frowning (apparently there's some debate about it), but smiling, even if you don't feel happy, has a transformative effect. If you force yourself to smile, even if you don't want to, it can physically change your mood. Not to mention, smiling is contagious, so you can cheer up others around you. Naturally, a real, genuine, heartfelt, teeth-baring smile is best, but faking it till you make it works too. Go ahead, I double-dog dare ya! Smile :)