Try this for the day...

Choose to smile.

~If you feel the need to grumble...
~if you feel the threat of doubt...
~if you start to get discouraged...
~if your feelings are hurt...
~if someone makes it easy for you to lose your temper...
~if being lazy is easier than being productive...
~if your blue jeans are a size too big to reveal to others...
~if you wear kicking shoes even though they hurt your feet...
~if your bathing suit would look better if it came to your knees...
~if your throw pillows are too flat for real comfort...
~if you just really ReAlLy hate laundry, no matter what...
~if someone else always gets the church calling you want...
~if you still can't accept that there will never be another Harry Potter book to look forward to...
~if you still can't accept that Cedric Diggory plays Edward Cullen (for crying out loud!)...
~if you're frustrated that you can't figure out this whole coupon craze 'cause you really need to save money...
~if you need to clean your house...
~if you need to clean out a drawer, closet, or attic space...
~if the need to tweez happens more than once a day...
~if your DVR cut off the last part of SYTYCD...
~if you feel like a loser because you don't garden or sew...
~if you eat more candy at Easter and Halloween than your kids...
~if you miss vacations to grandparents' homes...
~if you have a dream that seems hard to reach...
~if you wish you were a better friend...
~if you feel guilty because your kids think dinner's fancy when you use the stove AND the oven... ~if no matter how much you try, you just can't win at Wii boxing...
~if you want less arm flab SO badly you'd have plastic surgery if you could squeeze it into your family budget...
~if going to church with your toddler is more an exercise in patience than faith...
~if you wish you could speak a second language...
~if it seems that everyone else has it all together...
~if you miss a friend...
~if a friend is still close by, but you don't spend time together like you used to...
~if your microwave, oven, or fridge need to be sCrUbBeD clean...
~if you feel bad about something you said, even unintentionally...
~if you "accidentally" turned off your alarm and when you woke up it was too late to exercise...
~if your daughter has surpassed sassy and moved right on to mean...
~if you're still sad Checkers stopped selling Apple Nuggets...
~if your walls need a touch-up paint job ReAlLy bad...
~if no matter how much you vacuum, Goldfish crackers still escape into your van...
~if your son would rather poo poo in his underwear than anywhere else on earth...
~if on your next bday, you can round up to the next decade...
~if you just resign yourself to the fact that you will simply never take great pictures, no matter what kind of camera you have...
~if you so desparately want your children to be good people that you constantly worry you are failing them...
~if you get frustrated with your husband for no good reason but would never admit it...
~if you fall asleep during Saturday's afternoon session of Gen Conf every time and always feel guilty...
~if you have to confess your husband is a better Barbie player than you...
~if you are scared...
~if you are exhausted...
~if you are overwhelmed...
~if you are over budget...
~if you miss the public library but are afraid to find out how much you owe...
~if you really want an iPhone, but have a contract with T-Mobile until 2012...
~if you work for weeks to lose 10 pounds and find that the first (and most noticeable) 7 pounds come off your chest...
~if you ever feel icky, blah, ugly, gross, or yuck...

Choose to smile. :)

It works wonders. I promise.
Now go. Smile a little.

And don't forget to breathe.