I can't see Phil doing them.  Perhaps he's taken a break . . ..  <SMILE>


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Carol
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B Dunse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Attention Brad


> April and Carol,
>
> Hmmm. I wonder about a treatment of Botox in each cheek, on the face that 
> is, to pull a permanent smile serving as a continuous solution to the 
> "down in the dumps". haha. Who came up with the name  "botox" anyway, it 
> sounds a little too close to a part of the human anatomy which the average 
> folk would not find need to use such treatments.  Hmmm, pinching a pencil 
> creating a smile would seem to work, that was a good idea they had. Well. 
> Since Phil has his back exercise, perhaps we ought not leave him working 
> out alone. Phil? You keep doing those back exercises and we'll all work on 
> our smiles. "Hey everyone! Look at Phil do those exercises! Doesn't that 
> make you smile? Oops, ummm well, sorry Phil. Anyway yawl let's get into 
> our exercise positions OK? I'll begin the workout music... click. There we 
> go now everyone stand up. Come on come on get up now. Stand up stand up, 
> that's right. Now. Hands on hips. Feet shoulder length apart, toes pointed 
> forward. Take a big breath in, exhale slowly. One more time now. That's it 
> that's it. Now. Ready? On your mark, get set. Smile, 2, 3, and smile 2, 3. 
> That's it get those cheeks tensed up and release, tense and release, come 
> on now big cheesy smile. OK now hold the smile, come on hold it hold it, 
> hold it and one more count hold it. And release. Breathe in, and  breathe 
> out. Now. Again big  smile 2. 3. and smile 2. and  3. See? isn't this fun? 
> Now we'll work out half the face at a time ready left side only! Go. Smile 
> 2. 3. And smile 2, 3. Don't let the right side tense up and form a smile 
> now, think grimace on that side, now. Hold it. And release, breathe in, 
> breathe out. And now the right side. Up goes the lips, there we go, and 
> down, and up, and down, and up and hold it. Hold it. And release, and 
> breath, exhale slowly. Now alternating lip curls ready? Up with the left, 
> down with the right, now down with the left. And up with the right, Repeat 
> that one more time that's it. Left, and right, and left, and right, left, 
> right, left, right, left right left right left right. And now? Rest. Whew! 
> what a work out. Phil you're not suppose to be  over there talking with 
> Chester. haha.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> on 08:54 AM 5/13/2006, April Reisinger said:
>
> One of my counselors taught me an exercise of holding something with the 
> thickness of a pen between my lips for two to three minutes every so often 
> during the day if I were having trouble with depression.  He said studies 
> show that smiling releases enzymes in to the body that relieve depression. 
> Interesting, because I tried it and it works.  Just hold the pen or 
> something between your lips without biting on it.  It forces your lips in 
> to a smile and works the facial muscles that allow the enzymes to come 
> out.
>
> Honest!  It's true!
>
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