Memories
Recalling good memories for just 20 minutes a day can make people feel more cheerful than they did the week before, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago, whose study was reported in Psychology Today. “There’s a magic and mystery in positive events,” psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky reported.
Meditate
Experts from the University of California, Los Angeles, Brain Mapping Center found in a small study that the brains of people who meditate had larger volumes of grey matter – the area responsible for memory, emotions, seeing, hearing, speech, impulse control and decision making.
Enjoy
When you want dessert, take a bite or two of the good stuff. People who manage their weight best happily succumb at times, says Susan B. Roberts, co-author of a Tufts University study on cravings.