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Christmas Cactus Blooming by Rachel Breet Richmond

Working in an office environment has its ups and downs for establishing “the mood of the day.”  Over the course of many years, the color décor and fashions, have a an odd way of become old and flat out blah, thus establishing the office mood. (It is odd, but it happens in many offices.) In order to emerge to from the old décor, businesses will invest in consultants to revamp the area and bring new life to it.  From my perspective…BRAVO! What could be done though in the event that the money was not there to hire a consultant?

Recently looking over a free magazine (from a local small business) called better nutrition (December 2009), a tiny article found on page 6, titled “Nature makes us Nicer,” by Vera Tweed, points out something I had been doing to encourage a better mood.  PLANTS!!! Re-work the area to have manageable plants in the office environment.  Start off small to know what could survive with the lighting.  Then added art work, framed or statues, in with the plants. This changes the whole appearance and mood of the office space.  (Think of all the money that would be saved!)

Here is the best part about the article. The article states that a study was conducted by the University of Rochester showing that people feel better having something from nature around.  I quote, “Being exposed to nature, if only in images on a computer screen or plants in our work space, brings out our caring and community-oriented instincts and makes us feel better…” The article goes on to say that the study showed how and what becomes of value to people the more they are exposed to nature, versus man-made things that hold a wealth or numerical value to it.  (Easily stated, nature promoted a reduction of stress, and less materialism.)

This was a great find to come across, to say the least. It establishes what I have been saying for years about plants, “I just feel calmer and relaxed.”  In my case, the plants overran the area in my workspace and had to be trimmed a number of times, but it was worth it.  Many of the co-workers liked seeing the plants and gazed at them in amazement.  It had a mini jungle feeling because there were/are many shades of green splashed everywhere.

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