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Key 5: Key 5 is inspired by the Dalai Lama (2013). He suggests that a crucial part of daily living is to smile with genuine affection. If you are conscientious about your smile, it will start in your heart and shine through your eyes. Not only will you feel the difference, but so will the person on the receiving end of your smile. Shawn Achor (2010), author of The Happiness Advantage, explains that when people are partnered and one is asked to show absolutely no emotion, while the other is asked to look into his or her partner’s eyes and genuinely smile, the person who was to show no emotion invariably smiles. One just can’t keep from smiling back. The best part however, according to Achor, is that smiling contributes to happiness. He suggests that, “[s]miling . . . tricks your brain into thinking you’re happy, so it starts producing the neurochemicals that actually do make you happy” (p. 206). What a gift it is to connect with others by smiling and, in doing so, creating an opportunity for them, and for you, to experience joy!