Do you ever take the time to look at old photos? I mean, REALLY OLD photos? Like the ones of your grandparents or their grandparents? There is a lot to be said of those photos! Possibly the fact that camera’s hadn’t been around like they are now and I was told by my grandmother than people didn’t smile when their pictures were taken because it was a serious occassion to have that technology around you. It’s amazing to look at those pictures and let your mind wander. Like, what were they thinking at that moment? What did that outfit look like had the picture not been in black in white? So they didn’t smile…were they happy or were they just as the picture depicts? Nowdays, people do smile…and pictures are in color and cameras are a dime a dozen but the same remains…are the people that smile…really happy? Or do we fake our happiness because some people are going through hard times, or they don’t think they deserve to be happy or for whatever reason. I know a lot of people that are going through a hard time and for them to even smile without being in a picture takes everything they have. Take the time to be real today and if you aren’t going through a hard time (or even if you are) encourage someone that really needs someone to tell them its okay to find joy in the dark times.