We are better because of it. ☀️ -- 🔍Read all about it: -Nature and effects on subgenual prefrontal cortex: https://www.pnas.org/content/112/28/8567 -Nature and stress hormones: https://neurosciencenews.com/nature-cortisol-stress-11001/ - Nature and health benefits: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118303323?_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_origin=gateway&_docanchor=&md5=b8429449ccfc9c30159a5f9aeaa92ffb&ccp=y -Nature and PTSD: https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/07/12/awe-nature-ptsd/

Consider this the reminder that you might just need. -- Read all about it: -"Habituation" (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-habituation-2795233) -"Strong families" (https://raisingchildren.net.au/grown-ups/family-life/routines-rituals-relationships/good-family-relationships?fbclid=IwAR0r1IOON82uQ8j8TaT3qF2E6o5CBHNLsiFdUUK34Pu_uo15YCEeE5poGxg; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241747182_Family_Strengths_and_Challenges_in_the_USA) -"Higher relationship satisfaction" (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241747150_After_I_Do_The_Newlywed_Transition) -"Willingness for relationship maintenance" (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21401225) -"Relationships with stability and well-being" (http://sonjalyubomirsky.com/files/2012/09/Bao-Lyubomirsky-2013.pdf) -"Appreciative employees are more productive" (https://www.forbes.com/sites/amymorin/2016/11/20/how-an-authentic-thank-you-can-change-your-workplace-culture/#3b72b2a77990) -Expressing appreciation (https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1115&context=mapp_capstone; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-matters-most/201409/the-many-benefits-showing-appreciation)