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Friday -- Beautiful sunny morning. Weather getting better every day. Not so cold. Just 6 C below zero. Couple of days back, it was 16 C below zero. What a change. Change is always great, changes the entire scenario. Snow is all around, will take time to melt down. 

It is 9.45, I am in my room, sitting with my computer also enjoying the scenic view through my window. Snow on my garden, sparkling under the sun like gold and silver. Such an amazing view to behold, to cherish. Trees standing quietly but look happy, enjoying the sunny morning.

Red wooden bench shining on the white of my garden. I can't see any car on driveways, in my neighborhood. All hiding in garage, waiting for orders to proceed. I can not hear much traffic on the nearby Whites Road too. It is Friday, may be People are in a holiday, weekend mood.

Nowadays I am working part time, as activities started in our Senior club. We have to wear Masks and follow social distancing. Ten people allowed to play Darts for only hour and half, twice a week. We have to avail any opportunity, available. Take it whatever is there. Due to Covid situation, we have to follow the Directives. This is a must for our own safety and for others too. 

My eldest grandson is here from London Ontario. He has couple of days off from his Uni. He will be leaving tomorrow. I am busy making milkshakes, scrambled egg and other things of his choice. It is good to put smile on the faces around, specially on the faces of your loved ones. You will get happiness in return. What goes around, comes back to you.

It is 4.30, my son is going to Home Depo, to get things to fix the kitchen basin. I am getting ready to go with him. I will walk outside to top up my steps, while he will be busy inside the store. We have to get out to change the scenery. We can go to garden, to balcony, whatever is available for us. We can move our chair to window, to enjoy the view outside. Take whatever is there, to enjoy your moment, to make your day.

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  1. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:20 PM

    I have posted the blog in Smile Corner. Your celebration and parade was scheduled for today but I cancelled it as you ordered me to do. The problem I am having is that there are lots of out of town customers did not get the message. They came in just for that. The priest is trying to get more people in the sermon so he is telling some out of town people to stay overnight and he will have the celeration right after the Sunday mass. He is asking the local people to come also. I think he has turned into your big fan. He is asking me to come too but the Councillor is saying that I should not go as this may be his trick. I think it will be good for me to go as I can represent Smile Corner

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  2. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:21 PM

    My Smile is awesome! She is an awesome therapist! She is an awesome councillor. She is an awesome author. She has awesome family. What an awesome person my Smile is!!

    Karen

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  3. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:21 PM

    This blog is my lifeline

    N

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  4. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:23 PM

    I read blog in France. I so emotion because blog very good

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    1. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:23 PM

      You blog good. Me English no good. Russian good

      Delete
    2. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:23 PM

      This blog important for China to.

      Delete
    3. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:23 PM

      This good. I no Anglais but Spanish good

      Delete
    4. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:24 PM

      Good blog. Italian

      Delete
  5. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:25 PM

    My Mother in Law knows all the tricks in the world to make life miserable for me. Se is the first one in the morning that I have to look at in the morning when I get up

    Happy Reader

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    1. Anonymous2/27/21, 10:49 PM

      I wish my wretched daughter in law can get some sense knocked into her. She reads your blog but like everything else, does everything upside down. She does not say hello to me. And always point my mistake.

      Mother in law of the Happy Reader

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  6. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:31 PM

    Dear Madam Smile, you so good. You write good to. Happy Worker come and say me did you remember it you turn to give grocery to sick job worker today? I say I will NOT give grocery. Happy Worker say remember we decide that we need take turn to give him grocery because he covid so he cant go outside. I say yes but my Madam tell me no do grocery so I am NOT giving him grocery. If sick job worker want get grocery then he do himself. Happy Worker say but Madam was talking about Wicked Worker. If you dont give sick job worker grocery then that problem because he told me he need milk and I live far from him. I say I dont care. Happy worker get head hurt and go. I do 2 proud job and always read blog

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  7. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:37 PM

    Dear Advisor,

    The retirees read your blog with amazement as your are able to find positive in every situation. The retirees are having a challenging time. Those living with their kids find that they are not being given the respect that they deserve. Even their minor things, and sometimes non issues, are made into big issues. We are hoping that you can give some suggestions.

    The restaurant is facing a law suit from the dog owners. The retirees are trying to help the restaurant manager by asking some retired lawyers to file a counter lawsuit. We will appreciate if you can give some legal pointers and ideas so we can escalate the situation.

    Thank you
    Recent retiree

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  8. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:38 PM

    Yet another new blog today. How does Smile do it?

    cool Kyle

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    1. Anonymous2/27/21, 2:38 PM

      Of course there is a new blog. Smile does not believe in recycling her old ideas

      newbie

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  9. Anonymous2/27/21, 10:01 PM

    Dear Author,

    We read your blog at the Smile Garden today. As usual the Dean stood up when he was listening to your blog. He and Prof George always listen to the blog standing up, even if they are sitting down before we start the reading, they stand up. After the blog, the Dean smiled and said that Smile always find positivity in any situation. The Smile Army heard the comment and started yelling slogans for you.

    The students are having a very challenging time with our parents. Some of the students are complaining that the parents give them long lectures about finding jobs. Some of the lectures are almost 2 mins and they are as frequent as a 2 min lecture in 3-4 weeks. Some other parents want to use us students to help them fix things at home. What is this child labour for free!?!!

    Thank you
    Literature Fellow

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  10. Anonymous2/27/21, 10:40 PM

    Father say you yell father lot and say father like Niklas. If Father Niklas then who head family? Father say father want go out but Niklas say Niklas busy with exam. Father say father yell Niklas and tell Kris to cut Niklas video. Father say father no want Hannah go parent house because if Hannah go, who will give food to father. Father say father old almost 67

    (Hannah say father niklas down today . Hannah say it happen because . Hannah say Hannah want go parent house because rat bite getting kris bad. Hannah say Hannah kris scare that Hannah need kris operation. Hannah say Hannah fever no get beter. Hannah say Hannah kris sorry that Hannah tell you about Hannah problem. Hannah say you kris positive and find good thing in all. Hannah say not all like you. Hannah say you please kare you. Niklas say grandpapa tell Niklas that grandapapa want do walk like you so Niklas need come. Niklas say that Niklas important exam and if Niklas no do good then Niklas wont go good uni. Grandpapa say Niklas talk but Niklas no talk. Father say me that Niklas talk cut phone and video. Me ask Niklas what happen but father get anger and say me no believe father. Me say me need take Hannah hospital because she lot fever and no able walk properly. Father anger and say me that me take Hannah side and Niklas side. Me cut Niklas phone and cut video and tell Hannah take paracetamol because I no able go today. Hannah sad. Niklas sad. Father anger. Me confuse. Me no no what do)

    Kris (Germany)

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  11. Superwoman2/27/21, 10:40 PM

    My Smile is amazing. She is an amazing parenting expert. She is an amazing therapist. She is an amazing counsellor. She has an amazing family. What an amazing my Smile

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  12. Plunker2/27/21, 10:41 PM

    Smile put together an amazing blog. And what does she get ? Did someone even had courtesy to read? I know I know. ... Smile is so generous that she wants us to be kind to all

    Thank you mrizvi. Good guess buddy

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  13. Batman2/27/21, 10:41 PM

    Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm down Plunker. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaxxxxxxxxxx. You are right about what you said but keep in mind that kids are kids. They dont take things seriously

    Good job mrizvi. How is school kiddo

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  14. Boris2/27/21, 10:46 PM

    Smile's message is so simple, yet so deep. Everyone can benefit from it. Look at how simple and brilliant it is:

    “We have to get out to change the scenery. We can go to garden, to balcony, whatever is available for us. We can move our chair to window, to enjoy the view outside. Take whatever is there, to enjoy your moment, to make your day.”

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  15. Anonymous2/27/21, 10:47 PM

    You have been schooling us in the practicalities of leading a decent and healthy existence, in harmony with not just the humanity around us but also nature. Though many of your readers rightly classify that as philosophy, we dullards simply call it Smile-ology. Our rationale for this nomenclature is because it involves so much more than simple classical philosophy. We know you have professors in your readership who enjoy your blog as daily nourishment for their mind. and they will perhaps disagree with our characterization and term it as tinged by our biased towards yourself, however we submit to the learned scholars that you have the know-how of synthesizing complex philosophical and psychological thoughts and then transmitting it to your readers using your folksy tone. This is something unique and unparalleled

    thank you for making our days brighter
    Dave and Linda

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