Begin The Day with Friendliness

Here are a couple of readings to inspire your class.  Enjoy!

Begin the Day with Friendliness      

by Frank B. Whitney

Begin the day with friendliness

And only friends you'll find.

Yes, greet the dawn with happiness;

Keep happy thoughts in mind.

Salute the day with peaceful thoughts,

And peace will fill your heart;

Begin the day with joyful soul,

And joy will be your part.

Begin the day with friendliness;

Keep friendly all day long;

Keep in your soul a friendly thought,

Your heart a friendly song.

Have in your mind a word of cheer

 And they will bless you too, in turn,

And wish you "Happy day!"

Begin each day with friendly thoughts,

And as the day goes on,

Keep friendly, loving, good, and kind,

Just as you were at dawn.

The day will be a friendly one,

And then at night you'll find

That you wee happy all day long

Through friendly thoughts in mind.

                                                                           A Smile

Author Unknown

                                                                             

A smile costs nothing, but gives much.

It enriches those who receive,

without making poorer those who give.

It takes but a moment,

but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.

None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it,

and none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it.

A smile creates happiness in the home, 

fosters good will in business

and is the countersign of friendship.

It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged

sunshine to the sad, and it is  nature's best antidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen,

for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.

Some people are too tired to give you a smile.

Give them one of yours, 

as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.