Autumn is already at the door and the evenings are getting dark. It’s raining and winding. How can we cope with this season?
With a smile. Studies have shown that when a person smiles, stress decreases and mood improves.
When you’re in a good mood, smiling is easy, of course, but it also works the other way around. Even if your mood is apea, when you smile, areas in your brain that feel good are activated and begin to produce endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine.
A smile from true joy requires the work of many different facial muscles. That’s why a smile works especially well if at the same time you think about nice things in your life, that’s how your smile reaches all the way to your eyes and you really start to radiate. When your facial muscles produce a smile, your brain thinks it’s nice now, and sends pleasure hormones in motion.
Have you ever wondered why models smile widely in advertisements? A smile sells. You have probably made an unnecessary purchase yourself, just because the seller happened to be such a pleasant person, and probably smiled broadly at you.
It has been studied that people subconsciously prefer smileys. A smiley is considered more comfortable, more attractive, and even smarter than a person who does not smile.
It has also been studied how smiling affects health. And yes, smiling people live longer, an average of seven years longer than their true counterparts. A smile speaks of a positive quality of character and it also has a positive effect on a person’s health. So not a bad reason to smile a little more!
People with a sunny nature have also been studied to be more successful in their lives and happier. A smile is also contagious, as is a yawn. People feel better around smiling people.
The next time you go out in the dark and wet autumn with the children, try to smile even if it doesn’t feel like it, the world will soon start to look brighter and your mood will improve!
