Shalom @ MindSay 
So of course I have to play with that idea... How would it look? Bright happy faces in the crowd would stand out, their very presence would influence other faces to beam and smile as well. Because these smiling people felt energized and lighter they carried on with their beaming faces affecting all they came in contact with. More and more people begin feeling lighter and energized, more confident and empowered.
It's like the concept of Pass it Forward, and the viral principle works in Pass it Forward, facebook is designed around some of the same basic principles! And all one needs to do is smile - smile from the heart - smile a big beaming smile at another human being. Send love, compassion and appreciation through that smile to as many peple you meet as you can. Some will avert their eyes...don't force a smile on anyone - should they look away, the energy simply isn't right for them in that form - they will still benefit in a subtle way.
This is one of the best times of year to try something like this because people are more likely to smile in spring than in any other time of the year, People who are "infected" with peace virus will be indistinguishable from happy people and so it will be easy to spread it without being detected!
So crew, get out there and smile your darndest and glow everywhere you go! And when you're out and about don't forget that someone may well smile at you too - send you a bit of their own Peace Virus! :D
I have a habit of not always flushing the toilet if all I did was urinate. I do it on purpose to conserve water. My husband finds this a loathsome habit. This came up because yesterday the plumber got a peek at the unflushed toilet and when my husband told me I laughed and said,” he probably thought you were the one who didn’t flush.” And so we got into a humorous ( or some might think humorless) discussion about each other’s not so neat habits. Here are the most uncensored results:
Me: I clip my fingernails anywhere. I pick my nose and don’t always wash afterwards unless I am cooking. I don’t flush when I pee unless it is at someone else house. I put my feet on the table. I lick my fingers if they get food on them. When I clip Abi’s claws I don’t hunt and throw away the tips. My car usually has trash in it. I leave shoes all over the house. I will wear the same teeshort I slept in all the next day. I dont shave under my arms.
His: He reuses a kleenex after sneezing. He doesn’t always treat a toe fungus. His toothbrush often has bits of food in it. He leaves beard hairs in the sink. He dribbles pee on the floor in front of the toilet. He doesn’t believe in washing out his bathroom water cup. He uses the same bath towel for weeks. He never washes his combs. He has been known to eat spoiled food so as not to waste it. He never rinses the tub after use.
Good thing we love each other so because lesser humans might have killed each other by now.
Can it get better than this? Good health, glowing skin, the sun is shining, I ama blonde newly become a redhead, the tree is up and there were no hassles. Stollens are baked and wrapped and now Nat King Cole is singing the Christmas song. Ok so I am jewish but who wouldn’t invite in a time where the message is Peace on Earth Good will towards man. Today brings me two days closer to jim’s arrival- finally and even though I will have to give up sleeping in the middle of the bed, how nice to have a partner to turn to and say” Come, look there is a hawk on the roof” or” did you hear that? It’s the coyotes talking again.” And we have ballet tickets= OMG now Bing Crosby is crooning White Christmas. Which it is in Colorado. I recall a Christmas when luckily after I had done food shopping for a feast the entire city got snowed in and so Jesse cross country skied to the house and we ate by firelight. Or creating our own ski trail through Montclair from the park over the dairy and by the end of the week I had mastered going up hill without side stepping. And that horrible Christmas week when I had to have emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy. Even that fades in time. And the futiue- we hope- holds many winters with cold weather and loving friends – new and old – and most importantly all of us together. AND if I can find a 2 person hot tub cheap, jim agreed I could buy it. Yippeeee… now Johnny Mathis is singing Sleigh Ride. What a sucker I am for all that is sentimental- mistletoe and decorating cookies, home made cards and a snuggle by a crackling fire. Isn’t it ironic that it takes a Jewish person to enjoy the birth of a jewish baby named jesus and eliminate the commercialism, the hype, the pressure and just consider the genuine message of the time. Shalom.
and Happy Chanukah and Winter Solstice, I love winter and the dark. and now Luciano Paverotti is singing Oh Holy Night. in Latin... yowzers !!
