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#SAVOR THE MOMENT PLUS#

The term denotes a process and represents the counterpart of coping. In searching for a term that could accurately depict the process of attending to the experience of enjoyment, Bryant and Veroff (2007) decided to use the word savoring.

’s Relevant Toolsīryant and Veroff (2007) define savoring as attending, appreciating, and enhancing positive experiences that occur in one’s life.

11 Positive Psychology Savoring Interventions.

10 Inspiring Savoring Exercises for Your Clients.

So go ahead and say it: “I’m so proud of myself!”Įxpressing your positive emotions in a physical way like laughing out loud, clapping your hands, or jumping for joy sends a signal to the brain that something good just happened. Research shows that people who revel in their own success are more likely to enjoy the outcome. Spend a few minutes taking in the moment and noticing things you want to remember later. Forget about the laundry and the yard work and the dishes. Try to turn off your thoughts and focus on the moment at hand. Taking a minute to look back on how far you’ve come or how you exceeded your expectations helps to savor your accomplishments. Comparing the good experience to a not so good one is actually a great way to savor the moment. I say phooey! (at least when it comes to savoring). Teddy Roosevelt said comparison is the thief of joy. Was it warm and sunny or cold and brisk? What color was the sky? Could you hear the wind or see the fog or smell the wood smoke? For really big moments, spend a few minutes journaling about it. Taking a few seconds to engage all your senses will help seal that moment in your memory.

#SAVOR THE MOMENT PLUS#

When we relive that good event by telling a friend about it, we get the same boost of these little feel-good chemicals PLUS a hit of oxytocin, a.k.a. When something good happens to us, our brain releases dopamine and serotonin, two of the neurotransmitters linked to happiness. So how do we do it? Here are 7 ways to savor the moment. And savoring doesn’t just help us to get more out of our positive experiences it also helps cushion the blow from negative experiences and ward off anxiety and depression. In fact, it’s been shown to help boost wellbeing from positive experiences in everything from everyday life to long-distance relationships, and even surviving cancer. Which is great, because there’s lots of research to show that savoring is important to our wellbeing. She told me how her joy and passion for painting grew the more she did it and how much she loved using some of the tools she inherited from her grandma, who was also a painter.Īs we laughed and reminisced and talked about what she would do with her earnings and what she wanted to paint next, it occurred to me we really were savoring that moment. (Sixteen!) As she recounted each purchase, describing the paintings and the people who bought them, we both marveled at how far she’d come from signing up for a single painting class a few years ago to feeling like a “real” artist with her own studio and commissions.

But this woman is an optimist! “Even if I don’t sell a single painting, it will be a good experience”, she said.Īt the end of the day while we relaxed on the patio, I asked her how many paintings she’d sold. She’s only been painting for a few years, and this was her first official show, so she was understandably a little nervous about what to expect. Last Sunday a friend invited me to her open studio art show.