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15. Smile ©2018: The world that you are growing up in is a little more complicated than the one that I grew up in. Things have changed in lots of small and large ways. But one thing has not changed, and this is something that I have found all over the world: being kind to other people has a ripple effect: it makes that kindness spread out like the ripples that a stone creates when it’s thrown into a pond. So when we smile at someone else, we help them feel better, and that spreads out and makes the whole world a little better.

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15. Smile, words and music by Joanie Calem © 2018

We’re walkin’ down this path together, we’re walkin’ in both good and bad weather
We’re walkin’ with all kinds of friends, we’re learnin’ how to get along and make amends

Chorus:
Cause one act leads to another, though we don’t always see the way
You know that smile you share with your brother, just might change his day.

We’re walkin’, walkin’ down the path, we’re walkin’, lookin forward not back
We’re walkin’ don’t know what’s comin’ next, whatever it is we’ll try to do our best…..

Chorus:
Cause one act leads to another, though we don’t always see the way
You know that smile you share with your friend, just might change her day.

We’re walkin’, down a brand new road, we’re walkin’, we’re sharing the load,
We’re walkin’ don’t know what’s round the bend, but we know we’ve got a world to mend.

Chorus:
Cause one act leads to another, though we can’t always see the way
You know that smile you share with a stranger, just might change their day.

We’re walkin’, don’t know where we’re goin’, but our choices are like seeds we’re sowin’
We’re walkin’ through this garden of life, growing loving plants, weeding out the strife

Chorus:
Cause one act leads to another, though we don’t always see the way
You know that smile you share with the world, just might change this day.

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from Rainbow of Color, released January 1, 2018

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Joanie Calem Columbus, Ohio

Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad. ... more

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