Title: Engaging in Simple, Healthy Pleasures Can Restore Balance to our Hectic Lives | Better Relationships
Headings: Engaging in Simple, Healthy Pleasures Can Restore Balance to our Hectic Lives
Healthy Pleasure
Engaging in Simple, Healthy Pleasures Can Restore Balance to our Hectic Lives
A ‘Mindset’ for Healthy Pleasure
Balancing Fun and Work
Medicine, Science & Having Fun
Some Healthy Pleasures
Exercise 1.0: Access Your Pleasure Centers
Exercise 2.0: Learning to Bring Pleasure into Your Life
Getting Help

Content: Pleasure guides us to better health. When experiences are enjoyable, we want more of them. Our bodies tell us that sleep, reproduction, eating, companionship, and exercise – to name just a few of our common daily activities – are enjoyable. Our survival depends on engaging in these activities. And we define these basic actions as sources of fun or pleasure, and this may explain why we feel impelled to engage in them. A ‘Mindset’ for Healthy Pleasure
Think about what children do when they play. They lose themselves in the pleasure of the moment. We have all observed children at play. They glow with pleasure — they shout, smile, and move their bodies. Engrossed in their world of play, they are aware of neither the past nor the future.