How can smiling be bad?

My Dad was wise beyond his years and his education. He had a clarity to living your life that I sorely miss and sadly I really think we could use some of his sage insights. When we were kids and we were sad or angry my Dad would say just smile. It will be a massage for your face and your heart. Try smiling and staying angry. I think it is impossible.

Everyone in my family is blessed with a beautiful smile and when my parents needed a name for their LLC we called it The Smiling Tens!  We also got a kick out of the irony of my summer job all through college. I worked at the front desk of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island with the following sign:

Trust me by the end of the summer we were sick of this sign! Needless to say, I was upset with the following New York Advertising Campaign:

You can click on the image above if you want to hear their side of the story but it just saddens me that  a wonderful childhood memory is tainted.  So not to be undone, here are two necklaces that everyone who wears them says: "They make me and everyone around me smile." (Note: Love Sale still going on until 2/15.)