Bright eyes bring joy to the heart. Good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30, TLV

“The eyes are the window to the soul.”

Does Your Smile Reach Your Eyes?     Have you ever seen a smile that didn’t reach the eyes? Those orbs just didn’t reflect joy, but something else?

According to Psychology Today, the eyes tell us the emotional state of a person.

• Worried or sad people furrow their brows which makes the eyes look smaller.
• Cheerful people raise their eyebrows making their eyes appear bigger and brighter.
• There’s another physical aspect to our eye’s appearance and that is our heart rate. Whether from joy, fear, interest, or other emotional engagement, our pupils will dilate. Which also can make our eyes appear larger.

So, we can fake a smile, even raise our eyebrows in an attempt to elevate the smile to our eyes, but we can’t dilate our pupils. What is in our heart will be reflected, literally, in our eyes.

I am one of those people who wears their emotions on their face, especially my eyes. If things are not well with my soul, you’ll see it plainly. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It does mean I’m more transparent than I sometimes what to be, however. The alternative is to wear a mask, and I’ve come too far to go back to that.

Still, I want the Good News to reflect in my eyes and my behavior. But, that has to come from my heart.

Have Joy, Will Travel

I know people that bring joy with them wherever they go. Their eyes are bright with awe and wonder. Their words are positive and hopeful.

Even though many of these precious people have been through the fires of tribulation and pain, it has only made them shine brighter. Their faith is anchored and stable, even in the most bitter of storms.

Those are the people I want to emulate. How about you?

Think More About It

Have you ever gauged your joy by your eyes?

Until tomorrow, may our eyes reflect the joy in our hearts, my friends.

May He grant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans.
We will shout for joy in your victory
and lift up our banners in the Name of our God!
May Adonai fulfill all your petitions. Psalm 20:5-6, TLV

Oh, I love this. What a sweet blessing! Will you join me in praying that our Father will grant Israel the desires of her heart and fulfill her plans. No doubt we will shout for joy and lift banners of praise when God fulfills all Israel’s petitions. And our smiles will go straight to our eyes. Yes, I do like this. God bless you!