Week 19: Smile

Dr. Hanson reminds us to smile this week. Indeed, even half-a-smile is better than no smile at all. A half smile happens when you relax your face, especially the jaw and the area between the eyebrows, and let your lips turn up slightly. If you couple this with breathing or music and you have a “Serenity Now” moment that will invite others closer and help you feel better.

One day just for fun, my daughter and I compiled a list of happy songs. These songs are guaranteed to brighten your mood (and maybe get you dancing):

Dancing in the Moonlight  (King Harvest)

I Wanna Rock’n’Roll All Night (Kiss)

Don’t Worry Be Happy (Bob Marley)

Hooked on a Feeling (B.J. Thomas)

What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

Shiny Happy People (REM)

Colour My World (Petula Clark)

Zip a Dee Doo Dah (Jiminy Cricket's song from Pinochio)

Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield)

Daydream Believer (The Monkees)

I’m into Something Good (Herman’s Hermits)

Cheek to Cheek (Fred Astaire)

Downtown (Petula Clark)

These Words (Natasha Bedingfield)

Spanish Flea (Herb Alpert)

Crocodile Rock (Elton John)

Sound of Sunshine (Michael Franti & Spearhead)

Rock Star (Pink)—especially the Chipmunk version

Perfect (Pink)

Dude Looks Like a Lady (Arrowsmith)

One Thing (One Direction)

Rhythm of Love (Plain White T’s)

Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

Do be do (Trashcan song) (Tarzan)

Hockety Pockety (Sword in the Stone)

Under the Sea (Little Mermaid)

On What a Beautiful Morning (Oklahoma)

I can go the distance (Hercules)

Fireworks (Katy Perry)

Favorite Things (Julie Andrews)

Sing a Song (Karen Carpenter)

Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)

Help (The Beatles)

Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)

Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)

High Hopes—The Rubber Tree Plant Song (Frank Sinatra)

Just a Spoonful of Sugar (Julie Andrews)

You Ain’t Nothing But a Hound Dog (Elvis Presley)

Obladi Oblada (The Beatles)

Dancing Queen (Abba)

Mama Mia (Abba)

Off to See the Wizard (Judy Garland)

Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)

Saturday Night (Elton John)

I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)

Forget You (Ceelo Green)

I Feel Pretty (West Side Story)

Our time now (Plain White T’s)

Begin the Beguine (Artie Shaw)

Party Rock Anthem (LMFAO)

Party in the USA (Miley Cyrus)

Scallywag (Gaelic Storm)

All You Need is Love (The Beatles)

Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves)

59^th Street Bridge Song (Simon and Garfunkel)

Pocket full of sunshine (Natasha Bedingfield)

Who says (Selena Gomez)

You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story, Randy Newman)

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas (Bing Crosby)

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (The Beatles)

All Star (Smash Mouth)

I’m a Believer (The Monkees)

Afrika (Chaka Khan)