At times, people let positive moments slip by without truly appreciating them, causing positive emotions to fade away. However, savouring techniques can help individuals increase their happiness and positivity by fully feeling, enjoying, and extending positive experiences.
One way to practice savouring is to reflect on a happy, joyful, or pleasant event that occurred recently. This technique, known as savouring the past, involves recollecting the people, smells, sounds, physical sensations, and sights that were experienced during the positive event. The goal is to recreate the positive emotions that were felt at the time of the event and to mentally hold onto those positive emotions.
Has something happened today, this week, this month, that you could focus on and be truly grateful for? Savouring leads to gratitude and regular gratitude practice is life changing.
Another technique is to savour the present by paying attention to any positive experiences as they occur and mentally holding onto those experiences. Practicing gratitude, which involves expressing appreciation for the people or things that caused the positive experience, can also enhance positive emotions.
Capitalising on positive events is another way to extend positive emotions. This technique involves showing, telling, or sharing positive experiences with others. Expressing positive emotions through facial expressions and body language, talking to others about positive experiences, and sharing positive experiences on social media are some ways to capitalize on positive events.
Savouring the future, also known as imagining a positive future event, can also generate positive emotions. By imagining the event and the positive emotions it will bring, individuals can increase their happiness before the event even occurs.
Incorporating savouring techniques into daily life can help individuals enhance their overall well-being and happiness. These techniques may seem simple, but they are powerful tools that can help individuals appreciate and extend positive experiences, generating long-lasting positive emotions. Therefore, it’s important to be empathetic towards oneself and others, and to remember that practicing savouring techniques can help us all live happier and more fulfilling lives.
Pick one thing -savour it and notice the impact.