A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

William Arthur Ward ( American Writer 1921-1994)

Have you ever observed or deciphered others, their nonverbal behavior so you learn more about them or interact with them more successfully? Everyone has! Reading people successfully, learning nonverbal behavior to predict human actions is a task well worth your attention. With a glance you can learn to read their intentions. The body transmits what a person is thinking via gestures, facial expressions and movements. It is the universal language all its own… a nonverbal communication. It is a much talked about subject and a much researched ability through brain-scan technology and neural imaging. It has been established a most valuable asset to read the silent language of the body.

Learning to read “this body language” teaches you to read accurately many kinds of behavior and how to detect deception, fear, even hate and disloyalty. There are many expert books on this subject but a layperson can learn much by being attentive to body signals. You have met people who shake your hand but cannot meet your gaze. You remember a person making a statement —and all of a sudden it rolls by your inner eye…and you realize it was a deception. Have you seen a couple cuddling yet seem to be totally disconnected…she is looking in one direction, he in another? Or someone saying constantly” “I truly mean it” and you know that the truly is not true at all. Or feeling betrayed in action, and we sensed the betrayal coming yet wished it away. This powerful insightful knowledge will enhance your personal interactions and will be helpful to enrich your life.

In a blink of an eye you see what the other is thinking! Nonverbal communications reveal true thoughts and feelings appear like on a screen. Even in our time of computers we often disconnect. People still need to meet to read the other’s actions, there is a need to express and observe in person. Non-verbal communication is powerful and has meaning. It is a call applied to any situation. Observe the world around you, determine the meaning of the actions. It behooves everyone to detect honesty or deceit quickly and learn to ‘read’ the silent message of the body.

“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop a positive vision”

Dalai Lama (Leader of Tibetan Buddhism, 14th Dalai Lama. 1935)

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