A Smile

Sometimes it’s just a smile.

Nothing special.

Nothing meant.

Someone passes by,

looks at you,

and smiles.

And the day shifts.

You feel lighter.

More awake.

More alive.

Not because something changed outside,

but because something moved inside.

Energy travels like that.

Without effort.

Without explanation.

A smile doesn’t fix anything.

It doesn’t solve the day.

But it gives it momentum.

And sometimes,

that’s all you need

to keep going a little better.

— Fuerpa Slow Journal