Joy is Everywhere
Our Physical Surroundings Can Make Us Happy
A body of research is emerging that demonstrates a clear link between
our surroundings and our mental health. For example, studies show that
people with sunny workspaces sleep better and laugh more than their
peers in dimly lit offices, and that flowers improve not only people's
moods but their memory as well. As I delved deeper into these
findings, joy started to become less amorphous and abstract to me and
more tangible and real.
- Ingrid Fetell Lee