I’ve seen the research and I know that when you smile it makes you feel better but it can have the same effect on someone else. I found this out when I was being extraordinarily challenged with legal issues, and felt quite beaten down. As I was walking through the courthouse, a woman I didn’t know smiled warmly and broadly at me. I was so touched by her smile that tears formed in my eyes for I sensed that I wasn’t completely alone for the smile of a stranger had comforted me.