Flowers: Instant Mood Boosters
How do you feel when you see flowers?
Did you know that there is actual scientific evidence that shows that flowers actually trigger happy emotions, increase feelings of satisfaction and even have a long term positive effect on mood?
A report at Rutgers University in 2005 found that flowers produced positive emotions in both men and women when they were given blooms randomly.
Reduce Stress:
Women reported in a recent study that they felt less stress after receiving cut flowers vs receiving a candle or nothing. A great way to reduce stress from work is to place an arrangement in a home office or near a work from home space. Floral arrangements can also be separated into smaller bundles and placed in bedrooms, bathrooms and smaller nooks around the home for a quick pick-me-up throughout your day.
Help your relationships:
Flowers have been shown to increase the level of compassion that people feel for others and after receiving flowers people are more willing to extend a helping hand to others. Because flower's improve a person's mood they then also pay it forward with generosity. Flowers can truly become a chain reaction of giving and gratitude.
Improve Memory:
Flowers are fragrant. Because smells are linked to memories, the powerful scents of flowers have the potential to trigger your brain to remember things more vividly. In the same Rutgers study mentioned above, people who were older than 55 years of age didn't just report improved mood, they reported improved memory.
That's some serious FLOWER POWER.
