October Awareness launches with World Smile Day on October 3rd by Celeste Cooper

October welcomes us to recognition of:

• October 3rd is World Smile Day  
• Dysautonomia
• Physical Therapy
• Massage Therapy

Let’s start with October 3rd 

WORLD SMILE DAY

Put this on your mirror; don’t miss a wonderful opportunity to smile with the rest of the world on Thursday.

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Coming in the Winter Devotions of Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See-Saw of Chronic Pain series.

Ten rules for an inspirational life:
 #1 - Stop negative self talk.
#2 - Smile at someone and yourself every day.
#3 - Tell somebody, even a pet, you love them….

Don’t let it stop here. Make a goofy face at yourself, take a selfie and share it with everyone in your contact list so you can spread the word. Watch and listen for the difference it makes in your own self dialogue ….. SMILE!

“If I can see pain in your eyes then share with me your tears. 

If I can see joy in your eyes then share with me your smile.”

― Santosh Kalwar

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Advocacy for Pain Awareness Month. Looking back, making the most of the present, and using both to move forward.

September is Pain Awareness Month – See what this advocate is doing

• Part I
• Part II 
• September 2013, A Look Back at Pain Advocacy: Blogtalk byCeleste Cooper

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All answers and blogs are based on the author's opinions and writing and are not meant to replace medical advice.  

Celeste Cooper is a retired RN, educator, fibromyalgia patient, and lead author of the Broken Body Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See Saw of Chronic Pain devotional series (coauthor, Jeff Miller PhD), and Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-Body Connection (coauthor, Jeff Miller PhD) She is a fibromyalgia expert for Dr. Oz, et al., at Sharecare.com, here, and she advocates for all chronic pain patients as a participant in the Pain Action Alliance to Implement a National Strategy, here. You can read more educational information and about her books on her website, http://TheseThree.com