Why does the beach make us happy?
The beach is good for
you. There’s nothing like a trip to the beach to make you feel happy. Even the
memory of enjoying the beach makes us feel happy. We hold on to that feeling,
because it motivates for us to experience it again. So… why does it make us feel
good?
Summer
heat
The most obvious reason
is that we associate the beach with summer and holidays. We love summer,
because we like to feel warm. Summer is the time to get away from our
ordinary lives and surround ourselves with happy faces, especially
those we love. Being surrounded by other happy people has a positive
effect on us. The sun also makes us happy – through vitamin D! Vitamin D helps
activate serotonin (also referred to as the body’s ‘feel good’ chemical).
Beach
for inspiration
The beach provides us
with a purpose. Our beach visits are motivated by actions we consider as fun.
Or, good for the mind and body. It allows us to be active through walking,
swimming, snorkelling, sailing, diving, fishing and other activitites suited to
sea and coast. Photographers, painters, artists and poets draw inspiration from
the beauty, colour, and natural aspect of beach scenery and how it makes us
feel. When we feel good both physically and mentally, it means we are happy!
Natural
mindfulness
By removing ourselves
more and more from nature through our modern lifestyles, we become overwhelmed
by stress, deadlines and pressure on a daily basis. When we go to the beach, we
feel the opposite effect, simply through sound, smell and touch. The simple
views and sounds help calm us, and rest our minds from the over-stimulation we
experience in our daily lives. It helps us to relax and mentally focus on the
living moment, instead of worrying about the past or future. And when we are
relaxed, we’re also happy!
It’s
all about the water
It’s impossible to think
about the beach without thinking of the sea. The sea is healing and healthy, it
transforms us. It offers us refreshment regardless of whether we’re in it,
or near it. The human relationship with water promotes creativity, empathy,
perception and positive emotion. Salt in seawater is great for our skin, while
the high magnesium content is also believed to calm us. That means happy!
Feeling
‘blue’ is a good thing
Many people feel a strong
affinity with the color blue. It’s associated with water or the sea, as it
represents calm, peace, happiness, satisfaction, openness and wisdom. Our
Adriatic Sea displays a special clarity and intense blue shades, that always
succeeds to amaze first time visitors, and is one of the reasons people return
for a holiday with us, again and again.
Don’t let the summer pass
you by, look after your happiness and get yourself to the beach!
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