They say that happiness is an inside job. There are many ways of creating it, and using some proven essential oils is one of them. You may wonder why happiness is so important to a human being, or to all human beings.
Well, in the US, it is estimated that one of every four people will suffer depression in their lifetime. Worldwide, over 350 million people suffer from the same every year. Being happy, energetic and optimistic is a sure way to keep depression away. In the light of this, it is worth noting that most essential oils are proven in creating happiness. They can be used by directly rubbing onto the skin, as sniffing oils, diffusing in the air, in massage therapy and in soak baths. Here is a list of eight essential oils that will help in making you happy. 1. Basil Essential Oil This oil is known to reduce inflammation, calm nerves, and alleviate stress when applied topically. It contains Vitamin C and multiple antioxidants. Use it with peppermint and basil oil for instant rise in spirit. 2. Bergamot Essential Oil Our second oil here is an amazing anti-depressant and hormone balancing agent. In addition, it helps in blood circulation and energy flow. Apply it on the feet, stomach and wrists for mood elevation and relaxation. 3. Grape Fruit Essential Oil This grape product is popular in dealing with mental exhaustion and fatigue, of course in addition to stimulating the feel-good hormone in you. Most people use it in their soak baths. 4. Lavender Essential Oil Lavender essential oil is one of the most popular and recognizable essential oils. It has been in use for creating calmness since ancient Rome. Recent studies show that it relieves PTSD-linked depression by up to 33%. 5. Cedar-wood Essential Oil Here is the most popular woodsy aroma we know. Cedar-wood essential oil is known to soothe the mind and brain as well as calming the body. Its scent activates the secretion of serotonin in the brain, leading in sleep induction. Enough rest in paramount in creating happiness. 6. Rose Essential Oil This wonderful rose oil is perfect because it contains ‘geraniol”. This is a powerful antidepressant which is widely used in encouraging positive thoughts, stimulating libido and promoting happiness. 7. Geranium Essential Oil If you can access this important oil, your path to happiness is headed for success. It controls mood swings, increases positive emotions and creates a general feeling of happiness. Some other effects include relieving anxiety, balancing hormones, calming the mind and inducing sleep. 8. Orange Essential Oil Orange peels give us this important agent. The oil is a potent anti-depressant, powerful energizer and to a great extent, happiness stimulator. It is also the most common essential oil. Almost all essential oils have amazing health benefits. The eight discussed above are typically known to create happiness. There are hundreds of others which may have similar effects. As the article shows, on top of happiness, they have additional mental health benefits such as relaxation, inducing sleep and hormonal balance. Countless times, you will hear people say that if they had something or someone, lived in a certain town or country, or if they worked in some job, they would be joyful and contended. Well, experience has taught me that once you peg your happiness on external factors such as someone or something, you will never achieve it. Kids will cry for weeks, demanding a bicycle or PS4, but a few weeks or months after they have them, they get bored and start crying over something new. This is human nature. It is from such observations that I learned that joy is an inside job.
What is joy? Joy, in my understanding, is being happy in spirit, body, with others and nature, too. It is the state of appreciating everything and having no regrets or bad feelings. As you can tell from this definition, happiness must start from within you. It is only then that you will be able to appreciate everything else around you. Have you heard the saying that, “you cannot serve from an empty cup?” Now, if you are not happy with yourself, how will you see anything else positively? You first Most of you will agree with me that the biggest enemy of joy is having expectations. If you give people the power to control the factors that make you happy, then you better forget it. At times, your spouse will let you down. Friends will stab you in the back. Some will not pay what they owe you. Family can even disown you. However, there is no single time when you will do any of these things to yourself. Put yourself first. Then if other people choose to add to your joy, let it be a bonus: not the source of your contentment! Tune your mindset Common as it may sound, the “half-empty, half-full” phenomenon still holds water. Your manner of approaching life and/or reacting to events in your life can determine if you have joy or not. Maybe you do not have a car, but can readily afford good food, shelter and education. You may choose to appreciate what you have, or gloom over the luxuries that you do not have, yet. If material things define your joy, you risk chasing it all your life because once you have one thing; you will require an even higher thing. However, if you treat what you already have as the best treasures of the world, trust me, you will ooze joy wherever you go. Stop comparing yourself Someone will always have a better house than you. Someone will always have better looks than you. Someone will always run faster than you. In short, there will always be someone ahead of you. Now, that does not mean that you go around belittling yourself, saying how X and Y are ahead of you. In life, someone is always ahead of everyone. Therefore, cherish yourself, together with your abilities, because if you decide to compare yourself with others, those who are more advantaged than you will be a curse to you. You will feel insignificant and end up losing your joy. In a nutshell, it has to start within you; joy is an inside job! |
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