Everyone loves flowers because flowers make us feel good. Flowers are nature’s way of smiling at us; we’re bound to smile back more often than not. Being happy is a choice, yet most of us choose otherwise. Flowers leave us no choice but to be glad every time we look at them. The way you feel about something can be a powerful thing. And flowers make us forget our worries and insecurities, at least for a little while. Even science believes in the magical effect that flowers have on us. So, let’s dive a little deeper to know what that means and how flowers make us feel good.
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1. Help you sleep better
It has been scientifically proven that flower scents have sleep-inducing qualities in them. Today almost everyone has a messed-up sleep schedule. In this internet age, no one sleeps well. And lack of sleep or lack of good sleep can be harmful to your body.
According to the website startsleeping.org, fragrant plants like jasmine, gardenia, and lavender have scents that calm nerves and help people sleep.
If you have fragrant flowers in your room, you may already know flowers have a healing property and a calming effect on our minds. If you don’t have flowers in your room, you should consider getting them.
2. Makes you creative
Flowers are vibrant and colorful, and they smell so good. The sweet miracle of nature, isn’t it?
Studies have found that they could boost creativity by as high as 45%. Creative work or any work of art is very fulfilling to our souls. The sweet scent and the pleasant view of the flowers automatically signal our minds to be happier and relaxed. Our creativity levels increase in such a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.
Thus flowers can give you inspiration or muses by just being there. Who would have thought the humble plant could be so special for the artists?
3. Makes you happy
Now, it may seem highly obvious, but it sure is worth pointing out or focussing on. Flowers can make you happy anytime. E.g., After a stressful day at work, a 15-minute walk through a garden is enough to lift your spirits again. Life doesn’t need to be fancy and glittery; life just needs to be lived happily and peacefully moment by moment. Flowers make you appreciate the little joys in life.
Flowers make you feel good. Not just on the surface but to the deepest core. Flowers are fragmented pockets of happiness that you should indulge in anytime. It can make someone’s day and save a soul from the gloom.
If you know sad people, you can give them flowers or encourage them to take a walk in the garden. Life wouldn’t be this hard if we chose to look out for each other.
4. Strengthens your immunity
While flowers may not be the miracle cure for any disease, they are found to help you recover faster. They trigger your body to feel healthier and stronger. A lot of the time, flowers were found to reduce hospital stays.Â
You feel good after receiving flowers from a loved one because it gives you a feeling of belonging. Flowers inspire you to be kind to other people. Your senses feel good in the presence of flowers.
According to cancerresearchuk.org, essence therapy helps improves mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Though it is not scientifically proven to cure cancer or any illness directly, patients claim that the therapy helps them feel better physically, and others claim it boosts the immune system.
Flowers are also scientifically proven to increase your pain tolerance. It was observed that pain killer dosage was reduced in patients surrounded by flowers. So, take some flowers with you next time you visit a hospital. If you have a friend or anyone from the family suffering from some serious disease, make sure they have fresh flowers around them. It keeps them hopeful and optimistic.
5. Worshipping God
Flowers are used in many religions to worship the gods. The flowers’ freshness and positive frequencies help us quickly get into a spiritual zone. No wonder the atmosphere in religious places, be it a temple, church, mosque, Gurudwara, etc., is very calming, peaceful, and auspicious. Thus flowers play a significant role in our spiritual connections.
6. Helps you live in the moment
When you look at something peaceful and soothing, you forget the past and the future for a while. We human beings tend to live in our heads. And moments like these help us snap out of them. When you look at a beautiful flower in a garden, you pause for a moment as it makes you feel good. When you’re staring at it, you live in that moment.
Humans misuse the two most important gifts they have that no other animal on the planet has: a profound sense of memory and a vivid sense of imagination. We can still feel bad for a traumatic memory from ten years ago, and we already suffer thinking about the future. Flowers save us from ourselves by helping us forget our worries and appreciate the moment’s perfection.
7. Make you more responsible
Flowers give a sense of purpose and responsibility. If you choose to keep flowers, they require a lot of maintenance, and you must constantly take care of their needs. And while you do that, they also give you a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Tending to your tiny little garden can be your favorite time of the day. And knowing that you’re responsible for everything that happens to it makes you more punctual and dedicated.
The joy of seeing the flowers from your plant bloom is indeed special!
8. Enhances your memory
We live in the modern internet age, and more information is no longer the answer. We are bombarded with loads of information, and we need to filter through it to know which amount we need.
Giving your mind time to rest can be a good idea amid this information overload.
It can be stressful to deal with everything, and taking a walk through the garden might be all the therapy you need.Â
 Taking the time to do nothing but stare at flowers will help you rejuvenate your memory and the way you process information.
According to this bbc.com article, rosemary has been linked to memory for hundreds of years. And according to sciencedirect.com, the essential oil of rosemary helped increase the short-term image and numeric memory of the participants in the research.
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9. Helps you relax and helps with anxiety
A lot of adults and even teenagers suffer from crippling anxiety at times. Even when our physical needs are met, emotional turmoil can take a toll on anyone.
We live in a world of utmost mental instability. There are a lot of things that are not right. Add to that the constant online updates of everything happening in the world.
In such times, flowers can offer the hope and the courage to keep moving ahead, even if the hit you endured was more than you could take. They help reduce anxiety by filling you with happy hormones and giving your mind much-needed rest. According to sciencetimes.com, flowers help produce the three happy brain chemicals- dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin, lifting us out of the dull mood, if any.
Every once in a while, you should just sit back and admire the art of nature. Nature always finds ways to make us feel small. And that can be powerful – to admit that you’re part of something much bigger than yourself. Even if life was rough for you, you must choose to heal because no one else can do it for you.
10. Help you find a significant other
There is an age-old relationship between flowers and romantic dates. Our media projected flowers as a symbol of love; nothing can be more true than that. In romantic epics and movies alike, flowers always have a role to play when one is in the pursuit of love. So, if you’re looking for a partner, you might not want to forget your bouquet of perfect roses.
Love is one of the purest feelings a man has the bliss to feel; however, humans still found a way to corrupt it whenever possible. But don’t let that mistake you into believing that love is absent in today’s world. True love still exists. If we don’t believe in it, we will never find it. And in the end, happiness is only true when shared. You can have the world to yourself, but it won’t mean much if you don’t have anyone to share it with. And to remind you again, don’t forget your flowers.
So, to conclude, flowers are more than just plants. Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we look at the natural beauty around us. Flowers represent the spring season, which symbolizes new beginnings and healing. So, next time you see any flowers, don’t miss out on the forest for the trees.
We hope that we were able to serve you in some way. And if you’re looking for a gift for a loved one, by now, you know what would be a perfect one. If there is something that you would like to add to the article, be sure to mention it in the comments below. If you have a story or an incident associated with how flowers turned out to be more than just pretty things, we’d love to hear that as well.
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Sources:
- https://startsleeping.org/the-best-plants-to-help-you-sleep/#intro
- https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/complementary-alternative-therapies/individual-therapies/essence-therapy
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2314808X16301890
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