Attractive Part 1 - Smile

I've decided to start a series on what I find attractive. This could be and will be anything from kindness to India, from small groups to big noses.

1. SMILES

"Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?" - Joel

I posted this same quote a couple months ago but I didn't write anything about it. I've decided since then that I'm not interested in my blog being cryptic. If you take the time to visit, the least I could do is pour out my heart.

I wrote that quote the day after a pool match where I fancied a girl on the other team. She had a smile that had energy. There was personality behind her smile and a transparency that revealed her heart. This was all after 5 minutes.

Now, imagine all that goodness and energy resulting from a direct encounter with me. The things I say and do create this smile in all of its glory. What is a man to do? Fall in love naturally, for at least the remaining time of the night.

I've always thought of Tom Cruise and Jennifer Love Hewitt as two of the most beautiful people I've ever seen. I didn't know exactly what first attracted me to them but now I realize that a big part of it is their smiles.

And not just their smile but everything their smile affects. Their eyes light up and so does the room.

Over the past couple years I've tried to resist falling for a girl in the first few days(or minutes) of getting to know her. I've resisted it to the point of trying not to let a smile affect me. Now I'm going back to letting it. A smile has life behind it. It can be a glimpse of a life that I might want to get to know better. I think that's the proper perspective for me. Recognizing how great it is but at the same time realizing it's just a crack of something bigger.

Next, stay tuned for my thoughts about big noses.