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Well, smiling can make you happy even if your aren't feeling it when you start smiling. I have often used, and do occasionally still use this technique when I'm feeling down. Force a smile. Hold it. Feel cynical about it, doesn't matter. (I used to repeat sarcastically: "Nothing bad ever happens to me" while I waited.) After a minute or two, the smile begins to change from a forced smile to a real smile. And then you're feeling good. Brain and body -- it's a two-way street. So yeah, go ahead and smile. You'll be happier for it!