Keep Your Face Always Toward The Sunshine

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” (Walt Whitman)

Sheri:  It’s hard NOT to smile when you are sitting at the beach, enjoying the warmth of the sun on a fall day…and totally surrounded by seagrass which I love! Add to the mix my favorite photographer, and I have a moment worth smiling about!

Bill: Happy to say I was the photographer that late afternoon on Tybee Island Beach. I could hear the Atlantic Ocean behind me, the light house off to my right, with the sun setting to my left. But my warmest sunshine was right in front of me...and always will be.      

"Let the shadows fall behind you", means focusing on the positive rather than the negative. Since this is easier to do in happy times, the trick is to focus creating happy moments for yourself.

A positive frame of mind goes a long way toward helping to create happy moments. So, consider adding more of these to your daily life:

·       Exercise to release those endorphins that reduce anxiety and depression.

·       Expressing gratitude for what you have in life. 

·       Meditate to relax, de-stress, and lift your mood. 

·       Smile, for a large dose of serotonin, the “feel good hormone.”

·       Connect with others – hanging out with friends puts a smile on our face!

·       Enjoy some sunshine!

Positively speaking, Sheri & Bill, Storytellers through Word, Image and Song

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