Any of you that follow me on Twitter know I ALWAYS say that we can pick up your 
day. I don’t just say that to grab attention or make it sound good. I really do mean that we can actually make your day a better one and make you a happier person. Here’s why:
Quite some time ago there was a 10-month study done at Rutgers University wherema team was observing the link between flowers and life satisfaction. This is what they found:
- Flowers have an immediate impact on happiness. Study participants expressed “true” or “excited” smiles upon receiving flowers, demonstrating extraordinary delight and gratitude.
- Flowers have a long-term positive effect on moods. study participants reported feeling less depressed, anxious and agitated after receiving flowers.
- Flowers make intimate connections. The presence of flowers led to increased contact with family and friends.
“What’s most exciting about this study is that it challenges established scientific beliefs about how people can manage their day-to-day moods ina healthy and natural way.”
-Dr. Jeannette Haviland-Jones, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University
See? I’m not making this stuff up. Not just because of this study but also because of the smile and experiences I’ve had over the years. Why is it that every major event in a person’s life there are flowers involved? Whether it’s being in the hospital after having a baby, or really, for any reason being in the hospital. Weddings are full of flowers in celebration of a couple’s love. Flowers celebrate the life of individuals at funerals. They bring smiles on May day and give gratitude on Mother’s day.
And with a Boesen flower, you know you’ll be seeing that smile over and over again.
All information provided by the Society of American Florists. Research was conducted by Dr. Jeannette Haviland-Jones, Ph.D., professor of psychology, Human Development Lab at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Dr. Roger Ulrich, Ph.D., Behavioral Scientist, Director of the Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University; and Dr. Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D. Director of the Program in Aesthetics and Well Being, Harvard Medical School and psychologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry.
