tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142954469220297503.post2491582605494486487..comments2023-09-15T10:23:11.246-06:00Comments on Reflections from the Shaman's Hut: A Smile Travels FarTrent Deerhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168860122958861291noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142954469220297503.post-86028438149902108102008-10-25T09:02:00.000-06:002008-10-25T09:02:00.000-06:00Your smile heralds the start to my work day and yo...Your smile heralds the start to my work day and your laughter during the day brightens everyone's spirit. Gail is right. Keep it upPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255708188232785983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142954469220297503.post-20351747537697473372008-10-24T10:29:00.000-06:002008-10-24T10:29:00.000-06:00Oopps! I actually just send out a MESSAGE, no phys...Oopps! I actually just send out a MESSAGE, no physical touching involved!! At least, not right away!Vanithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491154806859382955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142954469220297503.post-55237624377983862042008-10-24T10:25:00.000-06:002008-10-24T10:25:00.000-06:00I do exactly the same thing when I walk to work an...I do exactly the same thing when I walk to work and back everyday, something I’ve been doing from various locations for most of 18 years except while on dialysis or for awhile after the stroke. It amazes me the number of people that avoid eye contact, but I am far more impressed by the ones who genuinely respond positively. It is dually enriching! After years of passing some of the same folks, we are often both smiling as we recognize each other along the way and it feels like connecting with an old friend!<BR/> I was often highly annoyed by smokers and tried my best to get up-wind of them. While I still attempt to get out of their smoke, I now send out a positive healing massage as I pass them such as “The power is within you to release this addiction”. I’m not sure if it helps them, but I certainly feel better. Empowering over judging, works for me! It also really helps those miles and miles of smiles ripple forth. Walk on “Deer” Shaman!Vanithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491154806859382955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142954469220297503.post-69295686307333356932008-10-24T10:19:00.000-06:002008-10-24T10:19:00.000-06:00And think of all the smiles you pass on to others ...And think of all the smiles you pass on to others during your work day, between the 18 blocks you walk. They carry that smile back to where they started out and pass it along there, too. <BR/>This morning, a smile - this afternoon, an unbroken chain of bright sparklng energy, the visible trail of that first smile.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685245937708975802noreply@blogger.com