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A New Nickname


--by shalarx, posted Oct 28, 2013
I am a pharmacist and one of my patients at work has started calling me "Smiley."  

I wasn't sure how to take this at first, thinking it was not exactly in line with my professional image. Then I thought about it some more and decided that if, at the end of my life, it was said of me, "She was a person who smiled a lot," that would be a pretty good testament to a life well lived! 

So from now on when he calls me "Smiley" I will take it as the highest compliment and give him my biggest smile in return.
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ckuckuk wrote: Free happiness! Thank you for sharing it:)
ingabinga wrote: Smiles can change the world. Keep on smiling
zenningaway wrote: Lovely :) :) :)
spiritchild wrote: Geniune smiles spread so much happiness. Be proud of being called smiley!
Mish wrote: Yes, I agree :)))))))))
jsmc10 wrote: aww, fantastic, it is such a compliment :)
moral12 wrote: Just the fact that you are smiling probably brightens a lot of peoples' days. Thanks for sharing....and, keep smiling!
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: The highest compliment indeed, nice going! :)
Peacehunter wrote: :)))))))))))) it always nice when someone sees something us that we hadnt !!! HUGS SMILEY !!

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