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But, a behavioral research study titled "The Home Ecology of Flowers" indicates that if you make it a point to live with flowers, you might be able to answer that question with, "my house!" Additional Article Information: =============================== 416 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2008-01-07 12:36:00 Written By: Wesley Berry, AAF Copyright: 2006-2008 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For more free-reprint articles by Wesley Berry, AAF, please visit: http://www.thePhantomWriters.com/recent/author/wesley-berry,-aaf.html ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. 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The Home Ecology of Flower study was led by Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D. Etcoff is a practicing psychologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry and a faculty member of the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard University Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative. She teaches a class called "The Science of Happiness." The study involved 54 people in the age range of 25 to 60 years old. The participants were asked to provide information about the emotions they experienced, where they were at the time, whom they were with, and what they were doing, and whether or not flowers were present. Half of the 54 participants were given flowers to place in their homes while they other half served as the control group and received some other home dÃ(c)cor item. Researchers took pictures of the participant's homes both before and after the flowers were delivered to see if there were any changes in how a room looked or was used. After approximately one week of living with flowers or the control item, participants rated their feelings for certain times of the day. The results of the study showed that flowers had an enormous impact on the emotions of people who lived with them. Specifically, the study found that: * Flowers increase feelings of compassion. Participants who received fresh flowers reported feeling more compassionate and kind toward others. * Flowers decrease anxiety, worries, and feelings of sadness. After having flowers in the house for just a few days, participants indicated that, overall, they felt less negative. * Flowers increase energy, happiness, and enthusiasm in the workplace. Even though the flowers were in the participants' homes, they reported that they felt more positive at work as well. Though a trip to Disney would surely make most of us happy, we can't stay there forever. However, we can make it a point to live with flowers for the rest of our lives. Talk to your florist about how you can use fresh flowers in your home everyday and within your budget. Your florist will be able to help you choose flowers that are in season to help reduce costs and assist you with the perfect arrangements for the spaces in your home. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wesley Berry is member of the American Academy of Floriculture (AAF) and President of Wesley Berry Flowers, a successful multi-million dollar floral business that was established in 1946. As a major sponsor of http://www.local-library.com and http://www.Localschoolfinder.com , Wesley Berry has worked hard on behalf of improving literacy. Visit Wesley Berry Flowers on the web at http://www.800wesleys.com . --- END ARTICLE --- Get HTML or TEXT Copy-and-Paste Versions Of This Article at: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/db/b/flowers-home-happiest-place.shtml#get_code ..................................... 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