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A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

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I love your smile

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Rob

I’ll admit I started today on a bit of a downer, thankfully Kajika came through with a picture that cheered me right up.

There’s something infectious about a genuine smile.  As adults we often get lost in the shuffle of our daily lives to sit back and just enjoy a moment of happiness.  To wash away the pressures of work, bills, and relationships, and just relax and smile.  Find something, anything, to just be happy about.   Now I’m not saying this is easy to do.  Hell, most days it’s a chore to get out of bed for some of us, but take a minute and try today.

Heck, just looking at this picture brightens my day.  Smiles can be extremely infectious.  Ask anyone who has spent any time around an infant lately.  The second that baby smiles the room can light right up.  I was at dinner with some friends last week and one of my friends brought his daughter.  Now while we were all enjoying ourselves, catching up with each other, this little girl was just enjoying her crayons.  Nobody really took notice of her until she saw my arm and decided that if someone else had drawn on it, why couldn’t she?  The grin she gave while drawing on me was huge.  As I looked around, I could see everyone at the table slowly notice what was happening and one by one, they all started grinning from ear to ear.  All because this little girl was having the time of her life drawing on her uncle Rob’s hand.

So, I’m going to try an experiment.  Take a look at Kajika’s picture, and let me know, did she make you smile?

smile

In case you wondering, the piercing she’s sporting on her lip is a horizontal lip piercing.

Oh and you can thank me later for getting that song stuck in your head.

Comments

6 responses to “I love your smile”

  1. Luuk Avatar
    Luuk

    +1 smile. Fabulous picture

  2. Rhuin Avatar
    Rhuin

    This is my fav. photo you’ve had on here for a while, gorgeous smile!

  3. Lynx Avatar
    Lynx

    as beautiful as it is when she is smiling I imagine it looks awkward when her lip is in a relaxed position and the jewelry is sticking out, or at least I assume it would be as the lip stretches when you smile.

  4. chokehold Avatar
    chokehold

    Nope.

  5. Raziel Avatar
    Raziel

    wow it’s like magic definitely made me smile!

  6. jeblue Avatar
    jeblue

    love the symmetry of the double nostrils and the horizontal lip piercing on her 🙂 definitely made me smile

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