March 6
The Upside Of Being Happy
Posted on March 6th, 2009 at 10:30 AM by Supernatural Botanicals
A 1990s study of 141 senior class photographs from the 1960 yearbook of Mills College examined the nature of smiles in the photos: genuine smiles, the so-called Duchenne smile, versus a forced photo-smile. Researchers found that genuine smilers were more likely to be married, to stay married, and to experience more personal well being.
That makes me think of these pictures. I asked Dylan what he was doing to his cheeks when he was smiling, and he said he was trying to smile big, like I do. He achieved his goal in the bottom picture.






