{"id":648,"date":"2025-08-06T13:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=648"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T23:52:25","slug":"a-smile-in-your-pocket","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"http:\/\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/portfolio\/a-smile-in-your-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"a smile in your pocket :)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983.jpg?resize=800%2C516\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C516 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C194 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C495 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C991 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1321 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg?resize=279%2C180 279w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raisemyebenezer.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s pause&#8230; take a moment and breathe. Close your eyes. Re-connect with a memory&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A chuckle when driving by a location with history, a smell that reminds you of someone or something meaningful, a song playing on the radio or from your playlist that takes you back in time, recalling a funny experience, a meaningful convo, or simply thinking of a person who brightened your day. Are you wearing a smile right now thinking of that memory?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Savor the emotions of that moment. Linger in the resulting grin. Now, put that smile in your pocket. Pull it out and share it with those who cross your path. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A smile can change someone\u2019s day. 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