"Around the World" Tuesday

You haven't lost your smile at all,
it's right under your nose.
You just forgot it was there.

BECKY, PHILADELPHIA (US)

WANDA, MONTREAL (CANADA)

SONYA, THE NETHERLANDS

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love,
a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.  
~ Mother Theresa


EMILY, JAPAN

CAROLINE, ENGLAND (UK)

SALMA, CANADA

If someone is too tired to give you a smile,
leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile
as much as those who have none to give.

SARAH, GEORGIA (US)

RIKAKO, JAPAN

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. 
 ~Thich Nhat Hanh


LOLA, UTAH (US)

BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONG

MADDY, NEW JERSEY/NYC (US)

There are hundreds of languages in the world,

but a smile speaks them all.

*Smiles* from all of us here at Communal Global!

Come share a smile with us and link up below -

Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?

"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.”
-George F. Will


BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONG




CAROLINE, ENGLAND (UK)




EMILY, JAPAN




KAT, AUSTRALIA




“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~Marla Robinson



LOLA, UTAH (US)




MADDY, NEW JERSEY/NYC (US)




RIKAKO, JAPAN




REBECCA, PHILADELPHIA (US)




ROCIO, BORDER OF MEXICO




SALMA, CANADA




SARAH, GEORGIA (US)




WANDA, MONTREAL (CANADA)


“Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.”
-G. B. Stern

Which one are you?

Kids' Ideas About Love

Kids, aged 5 to 10, were asked questions about what they thought of love and marriage. Here's what they said...

Caroline, England

"If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long." -- Glenn, age 7

Sonya, The Netherlands

"Love is like an avalanche where you have to run for your life." -- John, age 9

Sarah, Georgia

No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell. That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular." -- Mae, age 9

Rocio, Mexico

"It gives me a headache to think about that stuff. I'm just a kid. I don't need that kind of trouble." -- Kenny, age 7

Becky, Philadelphia

"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough." -- Regina, age 10

Wanda, Canada

"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." -- Dave, age 8

Lola, Utah

"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife." -- Tom, age 5

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

"[Being] single is better . . . for the simple reason that I wouldn't want to change no diapers. Of course, if I did get married, I'd figure something out. I'd just phone my mother and have her come over for some coffee and diaper-changing." -- Kirsten, age 10

Emily, Italy

"Love is foolish...but I still might try it sometime." -- Floyd, age 9

Happy Friday!!!

"On The Night You Were Born"

"On the night you were born, the moon shone with such wonder

that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered,

'Life will never be the same.' Because there had never been anyone like you...

ever in the world."

Caroline, England

So enchanted with you were the wind and the rain

That they whispered the sound of your wonderful name.

It sailed through the farmland

High on the breeze…

Over the ocean…

And through the trees…

Sarah, Georgia

Until everyone heard it

And everyone knew

Of the one and only ever you.…

Becky, Philadelphia

Not once had there been such eyes,

Such a nose,

Such silly, wiggly, wonderful toes.

Wanda, Canada

When the polar bears heard,

They danced until dawn.

From faraway places,

The geese flew home.

The moon stayed up until

Morning next day.

And none of the ladybugs flew away.

Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC

So whenever you doubt just how special you are

And you wonder who loves you, how much and how far,

Listen for geese honking high in the sky.

(They’re singing a song to remember you by.)

Or notice the bears asleep at the zoo.

(It’s because they’ve been dancing all night for you!)

Or drift off to sleep to the sound of the wind.

(Listen closely…it’s whispering your name again!)

Rikako, Japan

If the moon stays up until morning one day,

Or a ladybug lands and decides to stay,

Or a little bird sits at your window awhile,

It’s because they’re all hoping to see you smile…

For never before in story or rhyme

(not even once upon a time!)

Lola, Utah

Has the world none ever known a you, my friend

And it never will, not ever again

Emily, Italy

Heaven blew every trumpet
And played every horn
On the wonderful, marvelous
Night you were born.

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

By Nancy Tillman

What is Happiness?

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

Sarah, Georgia

My little hockey player -- in the yellow jersey :)

Caroline, England

I've been shooting on my mobile this week...

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” -Herman Cain

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

Rocio, Mexico

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” -Buddha

Becky, Philadelphia

Wanda, Canada

Rikako, Japan

“Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.” - Storm Jameson

Lola, Utah

Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC

Emily, Italy

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” - Frederick Keonig

Happy Wednesday, Friends!