I invite you to try a new practice each week. To enjoy life more, you can decrease the negative or increase the positive. Unfortunately, for those of us with chronic pain, we sometimes can’t lower that negative experience. So these practices will be designed to increase the positive!

Smile! It’s such a simple thing to do, but it can have profound effects. Your mood can improve, your stress hormones can go down, your outlook can be happier, and you can spread these positive effects to those near you.

Your Invitation: Smile as often as you can, as often as you remember. It can be a little inner smile or a great big grin. You don’t have to feel cheery inside to do this.