A few examples include throwing a Frisbee with your dog, dancing, hiking, looking at beautiful art, enjoying a concert, or making love. Play and other activities that don't have a purpose other than helping us feel relaxed and happy keep our mind focused in the present. The present is where joy lives.
Doing a good deed will undoubtedly bring you a lot of joy, and the reward is two-fold. First of all, a random act of kindness will make the recipient of your good deed feel good. However, it will help you feel awesome as well, which shouldn't be neglected either.
According to the research, the one factor that makes most men happy is (by a large margin) their job satisfaction. Specifically, men want to know that they are respected and valued for effectively using their unique skills and talents to make a positive impact at work.
Joy and feel-good neurotransmitters
Although the neurobiology of joy is complex, there are a few neurotransmitters that stand out in promoting positive feelings: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins. The good news is that many changes to our lives can increase these neurotransmitter levels.
Besides close relationships, there are two other things that predict happiness in people: having a job or hobby that they love and that challenges them and helping others through volunteer work, random acts of kindness or another type of prosocial behavior. All three of these things make sense.
The happiest moments in life are the birth of a first child, your wedding day and the birth of grandchildren according to new research out today.
Men want love as badly as women do. They just might not always be as obvious about it. But generally, they want the same thing: friendship, companionship, chemistry.
According to Harvey, men don't need much from their women. In fact, they only need three things—support, loyalty, and the “cookie” (sex). Give these three things to your man always, and he will stay your man.
The greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before him. To ride their horses and take away their possessions, to see the faces of those who were dear to them bedewed with tears, and to clasp their wives and daughters in his arms.
The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all they possess, to see those they love in tears, to ride their horses, and to hold their wives and daughters in his arms. As quoted in Genghis Khan & the Mongols (1973) by Michael Gibson, p.
Using data from the Harvard study, two researchers showed in 2001 that we can control seven big investment decisions pretty directly: smoking, drinking, body weight, exercise, emotional resilience, education, and relationships.
Men Need Love and Affection
In plain language: Men often feel most loved by the women in their lives when their partners hug them, kiss them, smile at them, and explicitly offer gratitude, praise, and words of affection. Men also feel loved and connected through sexuality, often to a greater degree than women do.
Men Seek Honesty In A Relationship
When it comes to relationships, men want to trust their partners completely. They also expect the trust to be reciprocated. A man cannot bear to be kept in the dark over any matter by his partner. They prefer to know the truth, regardless of how unpleasant it might be.
Practice affirmations daily. Micro-meditate a few times a day, you'll quickly notice the beautiful benefits. Create music playlist for different moods. A relaxing one for when you're feeling stressed, a happy one for when everything is just right and a motivating one for when you need it.
Joy is produced by the Holy Spirit
One measure of the Spirit's working in your life is joy. If the Spirit is not producing joy in your life, then it's important to consider that something in your life may, in fact, be blocking the work of the Spirit in you.
Dopamine: Often called the "happy hormone," dopamine results in feelings of well-being. A primary driver of the brain's reward system, it spikes when we experience something pleasurable. Praised on the job?