When you need a reason to be happy

Smile. 

Just because. 

Even when it's hard to find a reason. 

Smile because someone somewhere is in love, because mothers somewhere are tucking in their children, because somewhere a little girl is dancing in the rain. 
Smile because of the little boys playing dress-up, smile for the stranger who changed your flat, 
smile for the man playing cello with his eyes closed. 

Smile for the rose smell of Sunday afternoon years ago. 

Smile for grandma who dresses weird and still loves you. 
Smile because of sand castles and sea shells, smile because there are children with dimples holding sidewalk chalk. 

Smile because you ran through the sprinklers every summer, 
smile for meeting Cinderella and 
smile for the smell of grass and those moonlit nights on the trampoline

Smile because tomorrow waking up might be easy, smile now for the rain-torn storms and the rainbows, smile because your crying hurts, smile and pretend. Smile darling, please. 

Smile for your children. Smile for the day you lost a tooth at school, for story time with daddy, for Christmas eve and the scent of peppermint. Grin for little brothers and older brothers making jokes, chuckle at wrestling with dad, look up into starlight and feel the world is beautiful

Honey don't hold it all down. Don't grit your teeth forever 

open your eyes through the tears and taste the salt, think of beach days in the past and sunsets in the future and cry your fears away, but smile

I'll show you reasons for laughter.

If you don't remember the reasons to smile

Let me be one,

and lets start right here with "hello

You look like you need a hug"

I'll hold you and

Lets sit awhile and Reminisce

Over hot chocolate and roses.

everett mills.