APDG ~ National Smile Day - 5/31

Did any of you know that May 31st is National Smile Day? Well of course it is.

National Smile Day gives you the opportunity to .... you guessed it......share a smile with someone.

There is so much hardship and pain in the world it can be difficult for many people to even think about smiling, but that is exactly when they should put in the effort. Just one smile to a person who needs it can lift their day and put them in a better mood. It’s for that reason that we recommend everyone taking the time to celebrate National Smile Day on May 31st every year. After all, smiles can forge empathy between people and can cause the person doing the smiling to feel better. All good reasons for everyone to celebrate this holiday and spread a little bit of joy around the world.

National Smile Day was created by Compassionate Dental Care as a way for people to not only think about the health of their own smiles but to encourage them to share their smiles with other people. During the course of our research, we found some very interesting facts about smiles and the act of smiling. Facts that we would like to share with everyone reading this right now. We hope that everyone enjoys the following facts.

Faking a smile can improve a person’s mood.

Smiling makes a person more approachable.

The average woman smiles approximately 60-65 times a day.

The average man smiles approximately 8-10 times a day.

In 2019, Colgate sold almost 80 million units of toothpaste in the U.S.

About half of people will smile back if you smile at them.

Smiling allegedly makes people more creative.

Some doctors consider smiling to be an important type of medicine.

Children laugh approximately 400 times a day.

Smiling can use over 50+ different muscles.

Scientists have categorized 19 different classifications of smiles.

A human being can detect a smile from a distance of approximately 100-meters away.

Smiling is a known stress reducer.

Smiling reduces blood pressure.

Smiling is a sign of happiness that’s universal.

Babies are naturally born with the ability to smile.

National Smile Day can be observed in several different ways. One, a person can take a few moments to share a smile with a friend, loved one, or even a complete stranger. Two, you can share some joy on social media using the hashtag #NationalSmileDay, and three, you can use the day to think about your own mental health by planning a trip to your dentist.

Next onto our swap:

Post THREE (3) pictures and/or gifs to each of your THREE (3) partner’s profiles with the theme “National Smile Day” or smile. The pictures that you choose may be the SAME OR DIFFERENT between all of your partners. Please choose pictures that you think THEY will enjoy! Only people with well filled out profiles may participate in this swap. I will be checking the night before partners get assigned.

If you get 3 pictures from your partner on "National Smile Day” or smile you have to rate them a 5. The heart on the rating is for if you like what they sent.

To leave a photo on someone's profile use this code ! [ ] ( Put image address here ) With NO spaces & paste the picture's link between the curved parentheses.

Practice on your own profile first to be sure it looks good because you can easily delete it there.

Pick images that are size 300 wide or smaller to be sure they fit. I go to Google images to get my pictures.

Hover over images to see their size because there will be some larger sizes there too. If you really like something click on it and go to the words SEARCH BY IMAGE and click on that. THEN go to the word SMALL and see if there is one 300 size. There are other tricks in the group thread; AN EASY way to get a small PIC from a BIG one;-)

You can find moving pictures at http://giphy.com/

Please write the TITLE OF THE SWAP ON YOUR PROFILE DECO MESSAGE too! This makes it easier for partners that are in a lot of these swaps to rate it.

Any problems, feel free to contact me.

I want to thank @anrtist for allowing me to borrow SOME of her wording.