The ten positive emotions are such a blessing. Tapping into feelings of joy, love, pride, hope, serenity, gratitude, awe, amusement, interest and inspiration* will significantly improve your present. However, are there other ways to make these feeling flourish and multiply? Earlier I suggested you mindfully experience times when you are in one of these emotional states.
Another suggestion is to mindfully express or share with others your thoughts when you are feeling positive. Sharing with someone else your positive feelings increases the intensity of that moment for you, but also uplifts the spirit of that other person, which improves your spirits even more. The synergy is real and spontaneous. You can even go further in this sharing approach top well-being. Listen to others when they express uplifting moments and phrase their experience through the “positive emotion” lens and see how it resonates within you.
If you use social media, capture that special moment and share it in terms of the positive emotions or similar words that speak to you. Those receiving your message will then be able to tap into similar emotions and identify more precisely with you. The bounty of these positive emotions is that they are like paint, they can make your present more colourful, complete and joyful.
Framing and re-framing your moments by experiencing and sharing them will enhance both your own and others’ well-being.
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*: You might want to look at the Reflection of February 26th, 2019 for an expanded description of these ten positive emotions.
*: Source: Positivity by Barbara Frederickson