It's been known for ages that the types of people we surround ourselves with have a lot to do with how we're going to think, feel, and grow as individuals. As important as people are, and I'll talk more about this soon, there are other factors that greatly contribute to the quality of your life.
Here I will guide you through a few of the things that I do to help me see my life in a beautiful light.
- Sunlight. Being in constant sunlight does much for your body, mind and soul. Contrary to common believe, sunlight can actually help to prevent certain types of cancer. The vitamin D that it will generate in your body will strengthen your bones. The chemical reactions that will happen inside of you will actually make you happier. That's why there is a huge benefit to 'early to bed, early to rise'. You're spending more of your waking moments in sunlight.
- Flowers (via Gardenweb). They say 'flower power for a reason', and this is the reason.
- Increase energy with red roses: Because red has the slowest vibratory rate and longest wavelength, it stimulates adrenal glands, boosting energy.
- Enhance alertness with sunflowers: Yellow light waves stimulate the brain, making one alert, clearheaded and decisive. And because people generally associate yellow with the sun’s rays and daylight, helps people feel more optimistic.
- Relax with bells of Ireland: Green affects the nervous system, allowing people to breathe slowly and deeply, slowing the production of stress hormones and helping the heart relax.
- Boost confidence with irises: The color indigo stimulates the brain’s pineal gland, which is the regulator of sleep patterns. Indigo also helps to free the mind of worries, fears and inhibitions.
- Get a good night’s sleep with delphinium: Blue triggers the production of melatonin, a brain chemical that helps with relaxation and sleep. Blue also stimulates the thyroid gland to release thyroxin, a hormone that regulates metabolic rate.
- Prevent allergies with orange daisies: Orange strengthens the immune system and the lungs, which can ward off spring allergies. Orange also has a strong beneficial effect on the digestive system and can stimulate the sexual organs.
- Relieve stress with lilacs: Violet has a cooling effect, alleviating "hot" conditions like heat rash and sunburn, and suppressing hunger and balancing metabolism. It also stimulates the pituitary gland, the part of the brain that releases tension-fighting beta-endorphins.
- Healthy Food. This is absolutely vital because the stuff we put in isn't just fuel, it isn't just pleasurable morsels of food, it's actually the building blocks from which our body is constructed. Would you want your body built from the ground up using potato chips, cup cakes , and chocolate shakes, or with lean cuts of protein, with fresh nutrient dense vegetables?
- Friends to Play. You've heard laughter is the best medicine? Well friends are the best source of that. There is a good time and place to be introverted, particularly when you're trying to focus and get things done. On the other hand, being extroverted, making lots of friends and socializing with amazing people is one of the best ways to live, love, and grow.
- Person to Love. Having a person to love, such as a significant other, or a family member can all the motivation you need to create ambitious goals and have big dreams for yourself and your loved ones. Having intimate relationships in your life makes everything seem better than it really is. After all, our perception is our whole reality, so we might as well fill it with beautiful things, people, and thoughts.
- Room to Grow. We all need room to grow, physically, mentally, and spiritually. If we confine ourselves to a static definition, instead of a possibility, then we are greatly limiting ourselves. That is to say-by staying open minded, we put unlimited options before us. For example, by saying we are only good at math, we are limiting ourselves from excelling in other areas. By saying we are smart, and able to learn new skills quickly, we are able to take on and accomplish anything.
- Exercise. Exercise makes you feel good in so many ways. You feel good because you're working towards a goal, doing something good for your body, and being proactive in your future. Since your brain is part of your body, your strengthening your physical brain, as well as building fortitude by keeping at it when it gets tough.
- Integrity. An environment of integrity is one that you create for yourself when you become your word. Be genuine. Give power to your words! This means saying who you are and being that person with yourself and with others. We are not perfect, but by having integrity, we can recognize times in which we are not being our word and objectively evaluate our actions. This can be so empowering because it dismisses denial in favor of understanding.
- Respect Those Around You. One way of creating a great atmosphere around you is by co-creating an atmosphere of respect with the people around you. By respecting the people around you, you will generate a cascade of respect from one person to another. This is going to come back to your 10 fold as you go about your life.
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想过上美好的生活吗？从创造完美的环境开始
很久以来我们就知道，我们身边的人们对我们个人的思想、情感和成长有很大的影响。然而，虽然人这一因素很重要，关于这一点我将会展开更多的讨论，但影响你的生活质量的还有其他因素。
接下来，我将为你讲述一些我所做过的事情，正是这些事情帮助我从美好的视角看待生活。
阳光。经常沐浴阳光对你的身体、大脑和灵魂都大有裨益。事实上，和传统观念恰恰相反，阳光可以帮助人们预防某些癌症。它使人体产生维他命D
，而维他命D
可以增强你的骨骼。这些发生在你体内的化学反应竟能使你感觉更快乐。这就是为什么“早睡早起身体好”，因为早睡早起你就有更多醒着的时光在阳光下度过。
鲜花（经由园艺网）。对于“鲜花的力量”这一说法，人们要讨个理由，这就是理由：
红玫瑰增强体能：由于红色具有最低的振动角速度和最长的波长，它可以刺激肾上腺，提高能量。
向日葵提高机敏性：黄色光波刺激大脑，使人机敏警觉、头脑清晰、思维果断。由于人们通常把黄色与太阳光以及白昼联系在一起，所以黄色又可使人乐观。
爱尔兰风铃草帮助休息：绿色可影响神经系统，使人们能够缓慢地深深地呼吸，减缓应激激素的分泌，帮助心脏休息。
鸢尾提高信心：靛青色可刺激脑部的松果体，而松果体是睡眠模式的调节器。靛青色又可以减轻担忧、害怕和压抑。
飞燕草使人一夜好眠：蓝色可引起褪黑激素的分泌，这是一种可促进人们的休息和睡眠的脑部化学物质。蓝色又可以刺激甲状腺分泌甲状腺激素，而甲状腺激素可调节新陈代谢的速率。
橙色雏菊预防过敏症：橙色可增强免疫系统和肺脏功能，从而预防春季过敏症。橙色对消化系统也大有裨益，另外，橙色对性器官具有刺激作用。
紫丁香消除压力：紫罗兰色具有镇定效果，可减轻像痱子和晒斑之类的炎热引发的病症，也可抑制饥饿感，平衡新陈代谢。紫罗兰色还可以刺激脑下垂体，脑下垂体可分泌具有抗紧张作用的内啡肽。
健康食品。健康食品是至关重要的，这是因为我们吃下去的东西并不仅仅是能源，也不仅仅是令人愉快的味觉享受，事实上我们吃下去的东西是构筑身体的基本物质。你想要你的身体完完全全的用薯条、杯形蛋糕和巧克力奶西构筑，还是用肉类和新鲜的富含营养的蔬菜构筑？
朋友玩伴。你听过笑声是最好的药方吧？好朋友则是最好的笑声“生源基地”。有很多时候你是内向的，特别是当你集中精力想做成某件事情的时候。然而，活泼外向，结交很多朋友，与有魅力的人聚在一起，却是生活、博爱和成长的最佳方式。
有人可爱：有个人可以去爱，比如一位举足轻重的大人物，或者一个朝夕相处的家人，可以唤起你为自己以及为你所爱的人树立远大志向与编织伟大梦想的积极性。生活中的一切都会因为拥有了亲密的关系而看起来更美好。毕竟，我们的感知就是我们的整个现实世界，所以我们最好还是将我们的生活装满美好的事物、人和想法。
生长空间。我们都需要生长空间，无论是生理上的，心理上的还是精神上的。如果我们将自己限制于一个固定不变的空间，而不是给与自己一种可能性，那么我们会大大的限制自己的发展。也就是说，保持开明的思想，我们就会有无限的选择。比如，当我们说自己只擅长数学时，我们就限制了自己在其他方面同样卓越的发展。而当我们说我们很聪明，能够很快地学会新技能时，我们就可以尝试而做成功任何事情。
锻炼身体。锻炼身体可以使你受益多多。你之所以受益，是因为你正朝着一个目标奋斗，正做着对身体有益的事情，对自己的未来有预见性。由于大脑是身体的一部分，遇到困难时坚持锻炼不仅可以培养毅力，还可以增强你的大脑。
诚实正直。诚实的环境是在你坚守诺言时为自己创造的。为人正直。你说出来的话就有信服力！这就是说，对自己对他人都要诚实，要表里如一。我们不是完美无瑕的，但是拥有了正直感，我们就可以辨别出自己什么时候言行不一了，从而客观地评价我们的行为。这是极重要的，因为这可以消除嫌隙，促进理解。
尊重周围的人。营造良好氛围的一种方法就是和身边的人一起营造互相尊重的环境。通过尊重周围的人，你将创造不断传递下去的敬意链。人们回报给你的尊重将十倍于你给与别人的尊重。