Smiles are free

As I rode my bike (Natalie Portman: Black Swan) to the traffic lights today a construction worker pushed the crossing button so I didn't have to dismount and do it. I smiled and thanked him and after about 10 sec awkward silence (not crazy awkward like when you walk in on your boss in the toilet, but more the semi awkward like when you get told you have food on your chin)

We struck up a conversation about riding, the weather etc. 

The highlight was when another construction worker who was definitely out of the "Village People" (handlebar moustache and all) drove his forklift past singing to me "Don't you step on my blue suede shoes."

 I was wearing blue suede shoes so it was quite appropriate, though would have been more appropriate if he banged out "In the NAVY" because the shoes were more of a Navy blue and being that he was one if the Village People it would have topped watching N'Sync reuniting at the VMA's http://youtu.be/WcFAqJG0gXo

as the highlight of my week. 

Leather-the-less it definitely made me smile as I rode away and smiled at some more men in hi-vis.

Smiles, you see, are free

They are contagious 

They are outrageous 

They go from you to me

Smiles, are free, you see

They take two seconds

And the anger lessens

They come on easily

Smiles, you see, for me

Wake up with one 

A day that's fun

They make us happy

I have so many things in my memory bank I can withdraw to make me smile. Hopefully you do too, or everyone does. The Village People construction worker did, and he passed it on to me. 

Remember things that happen or things people do don't actually control how you feel. 

"Whilst most people get niggly in a que for the loo, 

just smile and be glad that you don't need to......"

Jj