The Power of a Smile!
Move over, misery. Happiness may love company even more. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego, found that happiness may stem more from a group effort than from one person's lifestyle and choices. The 20 year study of 5,000 individuals shows that a person's positive emotional state is actually contagious, affecting not just her immediate social circle, but her friends' friends, and even friends' friends' friends. The upbeat vibes ripple out to touch those she's never met, with the effects lasting up to a year. Even better news? Sadness can't hold a candle to this kind of emotional contagion. So why not start your own cheerful chain reaction? Do something today that lifts your spirits, and you'll be sending out waves of contentment to those around you -- and beyond.
What are you smiling about today?
Source: body + soul
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