In life there are individuals who are not naturally expressive with their emotions. They can be feeling happy but aren't expressive at showing their emotions and may have a frown on their face instead of a smile when they are in a good mood. There is nothing wrong with not being expressive but sometimes others who are expressive don't understand. They may mistake someone's frown for being miserable when that is a person's natural expression when they are happy.

The following story and my original pictures were inspired by my experiences not being emotionally expressive and shy.

It's Okay Having A Frown On Your Face

Once upon a time there was a puppy named Bella. Bella was a hound dog and had a very happy childhood. Even though she was a happy puppy she wasn't good at showing her emotions. Hound dogs naturally have frowns on their faces all the time. Bella could be happy but she couldn't show it with a smile. She was usually in good spirits but others had a hard time understanding she was joyous when she had a frown on her face.

It made Bella sad when others didn't understand her frown didn't mean she was unhappy. It was embarrassing when others approached her and asked her why she was so sad? She wasn't sad! She was happy but her natural hound dog frown made it seem like she was sad. Her friend Leo the lion would often bother her trying to make her smile and making a big deal that she never grinned. It was embarrassing when he made a big deal out of her hound dog frown and made her feel uncomfortable and unhappy with her appearance.

One day she was sent to the school guidance counselor Mr. Rabbit because her teacher thought something was wrong because Bella never smiled. The guidance counselor thought Bella had problems at home. Bella had a happy life! She had a great family! Why couldn't others understand hound dogs can't smile!

After a while Bella preferred playing by herself. No one picked on her or bothered her about smiling when she played alone. Bella could relax and have fun without others trying to change her into something she wasn't. Bella played basketball on her own and happily got the ball through the goal. Bella was proud she could play basketball.

Bella's favorite game was to play with her favorite rope toy. Puppies love to chew and Bella had a great time playing by herself gnawing her her chew rope! The little puppy was thrilled and overjoyed when she had time to chew on her chew toys!

One thing others never noticed was Bella's eyes....She may not have had a smile on her hound dog face but her bright blue eyes shined with joy!

Moral to the story: Not all people are expressive and show happiness by smiling. Some aren't naturally emotional with their facial expressions. Not all people have an easy time showing happiness with smiles. Even though someone naturally frowns that doesn't mean they are unhappy. There are times people may be perfectly happy but might not be able to show it with facial expressions.

photo credit: all images are my own

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