Smiling is Divine

by Mel Rosenberg - מל רוזנברג

Artwork: cover: Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946]

After fruitful careers as a scientist and inventor I've gone back to what I love most - writing children's books Read More

Joined Oct 2013
Published Books 1493

I don’t generally believe in signs.

But yesterday was the Jewish New Year. It’s a holy day for us.

A bird appeared on the veranda. We smiled.

That was the first sign.

We went to Sokolata, our favorite chocolate shop in Athens and found this on the wall.

Another sign!

We had lunch at a local restaurant. Constantine smiled at us. He told us that smiles are Divine.

Who am I to disagree?

Keti and Shuli smiled.

Kiki smiled in her Art Gallery of handmade crafts.

Voula smiled in her ceramic studio.

I thought of one of my favorite songs, “Smile”. I added the video.

You’re not going to believe this, but in the evening we went to visit Maia at her art emporium. Guess what song she smilingly played on the piano? Suddenly, I was at a loss for words.

But I was smiling. A lot.

And to top it all off, I got this e-mail as well. I get such e-mails once every few years.

Just sayin’.

So if you’re looking for a Divine sign, just smile at someone.The unexpected may happen.

Cher monsieur bonjour! Je tiens à vous remercier pour cette version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unZkA3A2s7A

depuis que je l’ai découverte chaque fois que j’ai besoin d’un peu plus de gaieté je l’écoute jusqu’à ce que le sourire revienne sur mon visage. C’est à dire très vite! Bravo pour la générosité et l’entrain mis dans cette interprétation chaleureuse!

Au mariage de mon fils, le week-end dernier je n’ai pas pu la faire écouter (seule d’origine juive dans l’assemblée, qui ne le savent pas tous, ils n’auraient pas compris d’où venaient de si belles sonorités…). Mais je regrette aujourd’hui et espère faire un montage des vidéos de l’échange des alliances sur cette chanson d’amour et d’espoir. Encore merci et désolée de mon intrusion dans votre mail, j’avais besoin de partager un peu… de bonheur.

Bien à vous.

Sylvie

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