Happiness is a temporary emotional state, which is built with the actions, habits and goals that each individual can achieve, it is definitely the attitude that you have to change and improve your thoughts, a very personal decision. For some people, the secret of happiness is traveling, for everything that involves the preparation of it, the excitement of choosing a particular destination and the feeling of freedom it generates.
Now, who does not like to travel?, Knowing new directions, interacting with new people, enjoying the scent of other countries, living new experiences, well in order to be in constant movement injects a touch of adrenaline to your life, that can make anyone fall in love.
Traveling means leaving the everyday, knowing a reality that has been lost, perhaps, for years, thinking how expensive it could be to plan a trip for your vacation. If you propose it, you can carry it out, since there are different means to travel, either by plane, by boat, road, and even backpacking – with hikes – to your destination.
For his part, American psychologist Shawn Achor says that when planning a trip, this action can increase up to 94% the chances of returning to your workplace completely happy, as your mind clears, gets free, and it will record those wonderful moments that last in time and remain in each one’s memories. Because definitely, what is recorded in the mind is the only thing that can last, the material things wear out and get damaged.
Now, when you try to compare the happiness of traveling, with the happiness that your wedding could generate or having your first child, as well as other important aspects in each person’s life, it may sound a little shocking, since for some people there is not a point of comparison between these aspects.
Likewise, the happiness that traveling produces can influence longevity, since it requires physical and mental activity, it allows to de-stress, it avoids depressions and in the elderly, it could help to prevent Alzheimer, depression and some coronary diseases, according to a study carried out by “The Global Commission on Aging, the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies” and the “US Travel Association”. Regarding young people, the study showed that it helps to improve self-esteem and to face life from another point of view.
Another important aspect, to consider, is that when you travel as a couple you can refresh your romance, you reconnect with your boyfriend or husband, your intimacy increases and you are happy again.
Finally, happiness is the fuel that is injected into success, it is never the other way around. So it is your responsibility to choose the way to be happy, the important thing is to surround yourself with all the positive thing, and remember that “traveling is the only thing you buy that makes you richer”, anonymous quote that is used among travelers.
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