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20 Ways To Make Someone Smile
So many simple ways to make strangers and loved ones smile.

Smiling has many positive effects on our brains, bodies and the people around us. It can make you feel better, make you more attractive, and you can make the world a better place just by smiling more often. Scientists are even finding that smiles lower blood pressure and boosts your immune system.
Do you want to put a smile on someone’s face today? And because smiling is contagious, it probably won’t just be one person you make smile today. You can set off a smile chain reaction.
Here are 20 ways to turn to make someone smile.
1. Send a loving text to your partner at work.
2. Compliment a friend or work colleague on their outfit.
3. Donate something to charity.
4. Take a friend out to lunch or pack them a treat to share.
5. Let someone know you miss them.
6. Buy the coffee for the person behind you at the coffee shop.
7. Hold a door open for someone walking behind you.
8. Hug your loved ones for no reason.
9. Leave a joke on a friend’s voicemail.
10. Send an actual card to a friend letting them you care.
11. Tag a friend on a cute or funny meme on social media.
12. Share your umbrella on a rainy day.
13. Ask a friend if they need anything while you’re out shopping.
14. When it’s raining, plan an indoor picnic with your children.
15. Leave a love letter or a dollar in your partner’s pockets.
16. Send someone an unusual and unexpected gift, cookie cakes forever.
17. Tell your child you’re proud of them.
18. Tell someone you thought about them the other day.
19. Cook a surprise meal for your partner one night, especially if they normally do the cooking.
20. Or if you are a bad cook, do the dishes.