Give your own mood at the mercy of circumstances? Well, I do not! The mood depends on our actions no less than on external factors. Feel happy this second? Sure, not a problem.
Scientifically based ways to improve mood
1. Smile.
Did you know that harmonious joyful thoughts, causing a wandering dreamy smile on your face, immerse us in a state of happiness. But the strained, insincere smile that some people have to wear as a uniform, due to various circumstances, for example, in the service, can cause an outflow of energy and provoke psycho-emotional exhaustion. But positive positive memories cause a smile, and our muscles remember what made them strain. Accordingly, sincerely joyfully smiling, you automatically remember your joyful thoughts. So it is enough to stop for a moment, smile and just hold this expression on your face for a few minutes, and the degree of your mood will jerk sharply upwards.
2. Run in the fresh air.
Any physical activity, including dancing, yoga, cycling, active games with children or pets provokes an increase in the production of endorphins (happiness hormones), which are called neurotransmitters. These substances in the body provide us with a sense of happiness and bliss. Sports exercises and moderate physical activity, in particular, jogging, can become a kind of rhythmic meditation, when you concentrate all your attention on breathing and muscle movements, forgetting or deliberately putting aside current problems, issues and affairs. And it is also proved that people who lead an active lifestyle and are watching their form feel outwardly more attractive and much more confident, which has a direct impact on the degree of our mood.
3. Laughter - the best medicine for adversity.
It is proved that laughter is the most affordable and effective drug for the human body. When laughing, there is an active consumption of oxygen molecules along with the air, and the saturation of the blood with oxygen stimulates the metabolism, improves the functioning of the heart and blood vessels, expands the volume of the lungs and uses many muscles. Laughter actively fights against stress and its effects, providing a harmonious dissolution of clamps and blocks in the body, and also provides relaxation and calmness. And laughter activates the body's defenses, qualitatively improving the immune system and acts as an anesthetic. Here is such a magnificent healing mechanism that mother nature has invented for us, because we have our own laughter always at hand, respectively, each person is able to provide help in difficult situations and raise the level of mood simply by laughing.
4. Do good, and you will return a hundred times more.
Have you ever thought that the approval of people and their gratitude greatly increase the flow of positive energy that passes through you, filling every cell of the body with joyful and positive feelings. By doing good deeds, especially the most diverse ones, a person becomes happier.
5. Cheerful cheerful music.
Scientists have conducted research on the impact of pleasant (classical, meditative) music, as well as a variety of natural sounds on a person’s mood, according to which, while listening to music and tuning into a wave of happiness, joy and accordion, the individual begins to truly feel happy. Moreover, it is important not to listen to mechanical sounds as an unobtrusive background noise, but to consciously use music as an effective means for raising the mood.
6. Play with your beloved pet.
Scientists say that playing with a dog or a kitten brings more pleasure than chocolate ice cream delicacy - a recognized means to lift the mood. The amount of positive energy that pets generously give us, while not demanding anything in return, apart from our attention, can not be compared even with a nuclear power plant. 15 minutes of pampering with a pet, and you will be surprised to find that the brain is completely disconnected from current problems, and a broad blissful smile shines on your face. And the charge of positive emotions from communication with animals, as a rule, is enough for a long period of time.
As you can see, there is nothing difficult to feel a surge of happiness at will. And you should not hope for the mercy of fate, because, as you know, she loves cheerful and happy. So become one!
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