When I fake smile it doesn't make me feel happy & like genuinely smiling...it makes me feel like a creep.
For me the best way to make myself smile (when meditating) is to think of things (memories/thoughts/people) that rarely fail to make me smile. So, in this way, I can force the genuine smile/happiness but I prefer to let it surface on its own, spontaneously, whenever it wants.
As a side note, I love interacting with people that tend to not smile much bc I find making them smile is especially rewarding.
For me the best way to make myself smile (when meditating) is to think of things (memories/thoughts/people) that rarely fail to make me smile. So, in this way, I can force the genuine smile/happiness but I prefer to let it surface on its own, spontaneously, whenever it wants.
As a side note, I love interacting with people that tend to not smile much bc I find making them smile is especially rewarding.