With our highly technologized and fast-paced lifestyle, we all need to improve our emotional health to relieve stress. According to behavioral research studies conducted at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the presence of fresh flowers triggers joyful emotions, improve feelings of life satisfaction and has a positive impact on our social behavior.
Fresh flowers have both short-term and long-term effect on our gladness and mood. They create an immediate impact on our happiness, evoking excited smiles to express our delight and gratitude. The presence of fresh flowers, on the long-term, makes us less depressed, anxious and agitated. Fresh flowers also have a symbolic meaning of sharing, when displaying them in open areas that are commonly used by a number of people.
A behavioral research study conducted by Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, revealed that we are kinder and feel more compassionate to others, while living with fresh flowers. At home, we are likely to place our fresh flowers in kitchens, dining room and living room, and we also have a common desire to see our blossoms first thing in the morning. It makes us happier and more energetic for the rest of the day. - As for artificial flowers, it is hard to imagine that we would exhibit the same behavior.
The same study also found that we are more likely to have more enthusiasm and energy at work when fresh flowers are in our environments. As fresh flowers have their positive impact on our social behavior, in a workplace environment, they foster our interpersonal trust and quality relationships to create cooperative personal and group interactions. In addition, as another study at Texas A&M University demonstrates, our creative performance and problem solving skills also improve considerably in a workplace setting that includes flowers and plants.
We can enhance our lives and lift our spirits with fresh flowers in an easy and natural way as they have a significant impact on our mood, happiness life satisfaction and even work performance. For the older generation fresh flowers also have several gifts, such as eased depression, inspired social networking and refreshed memory.
Fresh flowers have both short-term and long-term effect on our gladness and mood. They create an immediate impact on our happiness, evoking excited smiles to express our delight and gratitude. The presence of fresh flowers, on the long-term, makes us less depressed, anxious and agitated. Fresh flowers also have a symbolic meaning of sharing, when displaying them in open areas that are commonly used by a number of people.
A behavioral research study conducted by Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, revealed that we are kinder and feel more compassionate to others, while living with fresh flowers. At home, we are likely to place our fresh flowers in kitchens, dining room and living room, and we also have a common desire to see our blossoms first thing in the morning. It makes us happier and more energetic for the rest of the day. - As for artificial flowers, it is hard to imagine that we would exhibit the same behavior.
The same study also found that we are more likely to have more enthusiasm and energy at work when fresh flowers are in our environments. As fresh flowers have their positive impact on our social behavior, in a workplace environment, they foster our interpersonal trust and quality relationships to create cooperative personal and group interactions. In addition, as another study at Texas A&M University demonstrates, our creative performance and problem solving skills also improve considerably in a workplace setting that includes flowers and plants.
We can enhance our lives and lift our spirits with fresh flowers in an easy and natural way as they have a significant impact on our mood, happiness life satisfaction and even work performance. For the older generation fresh flowers also have several gifts, such as eased depression, inspired social networking and refreshed memory.