Maya Angelou: The Day I Learned the Value of a Smile

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December 16, 2016 a project of ServiceSpace How slight a nod it would take, how bare a smile, to give everyone you meet today a sense of worth. - Robert Brault - Maya Angelou: The Day I Learned the Value of a Smile "My paternal grandmother who raised me had a remarkable influence on how I saw the world and how I reckoned my place in it. She was the picture of dignity. She spoke softly and walked slowly, with her hands behind her back, fingers laced together. I imitated her so successfully that neighbors called me her shadow. "Sister Henderson, I see you got your shadow with you again." Grandmother would look at me and smile. "Well, I guess you're right. If I stop, she stops. If I go, she goes."" May Angelou shares more in this beautiful excerpt from Letter to a Daughter. { read more } Be The Change Try this experiment: smile at everyone you cross paths with today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds The Benefits of Learning to Be Kind to Yourself 10 Timeframes For Measuring Life Before I Go: A Neurosurgeon's Final Reflections On Mortality 34 Affirmations For Healthy Living Two Words That Can Change a Life Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year Beannacht: A Blessing for the New Year DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 242,023 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More