Monday, May 12, 2008

Mood-boosting Blooms



Improving mood and boosting energy may be as simple as getting flowers. They smell dreamy, flowers increase life satisfaction, certain mixed color arrangements can trigger specific emotions. When you receive flowers there is a quick mood lift, and within a week you can get a rise in compassion and kindness and a drop in sadness and anxiety. Especially in the workplace, where you can feel more enthusiastic and energetic than the others, just with flowers on your desk or in the office. For energy bold tones boost spirits, bright primary colors like red, yellows and blues are beautiful together but when you mix them with purples and greens the unexpected pairing is playful and stimulating. For a calming sense, cool clear colors like light green, misty blue and pale lavenders resemble nature at its best like the sea and sky that give you a sense of constancy that may help reduce stress. Flowers are great to have around in any situation, when your sad bright colors with boost your playfulness, when your stressed cool colors will help you relax, and when your happy anyway a fun colored arrangement with give you more energy.