Very few people have a perfect life, we all have problems and troubles. A smile on my face doesn't mean my life is perfect. It means I appreciate what I have and what god has blessed me with. When you make an effort to be appreciative of even the small things in life you will find that you are happier and you smile more often. If you are always looking at what you don't have or what you are missing that others have achieved then you will find little to smile about. If you think about all of the blessings that you have in your life a smile is easy, and some of the happiest people on earth are always smiling even though life is hard and they have little.

Your perspective and outlook on life will determine whether you are happy and satisfied or if you are always seeking more. When you look at your life from a glass half full view you will appreciate what you have regardless of how much or how little it may be. A perfect life is an impossibility, but you can have a great life in spite of troubles and hardships when you realize what God has blessed you with instead of looking at the things that you want and feeling deprived in some way. The key to happiness is being appreciative of the things that you do have, and when you smile it does not show that you have the perfect life but that you appreciate what you do have and are grateful for what god has given you.