Happiness is officially contagious! A Harvard study followed 5,000 people over the course of 20 years, and found that positive emotions spread up to three degrees removed from the original source. Which means, we transfer our happiness to people we interact with directly and to people we haven't even met. Like a chain reaction. When we feel good, you can bet a friend of a friend of a friend will feel good too. And the effects last up to a year. I absolutely love this concept, don't you?
So let's try an experiment....
- Right now, make a conscious effort to spread your positive emotions to others.
- Get happy. Do whatever necessary to raise your vibration and elevate your mood.
- As you interact with people, visualize yourself transmitting a contagious "happy virus" to them.
- Notice the positive effect you're having on others. And yourself.
- Revel in the fact that your positive emotions will spread to people you don't even know and touch more lives than you ever thought possible.
Who's in? :)
{Original image by John Van Noate}
