To savour is to fully enjoy
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Savouring generates, intensifies and prolongs enjoyment
- Researchers define savouring as any thoughts or behaviours capable of “generating, intensifying, and prolonging enjoyment.” The habit of savouring has been shown in empirical research to be related to intense and frequent happiness. Sonja Lyubomirsky
- Savouring: To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish. American Heritage Dictionary
- Enjoyment
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Savour through anticipation, mindful enjoyment and memory
- Rather than merely reacting to positive events when they occur, people can learn to savour proactively – to consciously anticipate positive experiences, to mindfully accentuate and sustain pleasurable moments, and to deliberately remember these experiences in ways that rekindle enjoyment after they end. Fred Bryant and Joseph Verdoff
- Anticipation, Mindfulness, Memory
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Mine each moment for something to savour
- Mining the moment for something that feels good, something to appreciate, something to savour, something to take in, that’s what your moments are about. Abraham-Hicks
- I would savor the moments a lot more this time. I would probably work less and enjoy it more. Walter Cunningham
- I’ve always believed in savoring the moments. In the end, they are the only things we’ll have. Anna Godbersen
- Savor it. Say mmmmmmm! Say “WOW!” Susan Jeffers
- Life will sometimes hand you a magical moment. Savor it. Jackson Brown Jr.
- Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you’ve lost them forever. Wayne Dyer
- Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored. Earl Nightingale
- Now is a priceless gift, Live in the present
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Savour life
- Savour life: don’t just breathe it in; exhale the moment to intake the next. KC Rhoads
- Embrace life
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Savour pleasure and joy by reminding yourself that they will pass
- The way to live in the present is to remember that “This too shall pass.” When you experience joy, remembering that “This too shall pass” helps you savor the here and now. When you experience pain and sorrow, remembering that “This too shall pass” reminds you that grief, like joy, is only temporary. Joey Green
- Life is fleeting, Impermanence
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Savour each day
- I don’t spend time wondering what might be next; I just focus on trying to savor every day. Trisha Yearwood
- Today is what life is all about. When I desire for the future to arrive quickly, I become unable to savor today. I can’t live in tomorrow, and when I focus all my energies on the future, I shortchange today. Likewise, fearing the future emasculates today, leaving it dry and lifeless. Jonathan Lockwood Huie
- Embrace the gift of today
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Savour your special relationships
- The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they’re sacred. Rainn Wilson
- Connection, Love
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Savour the simple pleasures in life with a grateful heart
- There is only one thing about which I shall have no regrets when my life ends. I have savored to the full all the small, daily joys. The bright sunshine on the breakfast table; the smell of the air at dusk; the sound of the clock ticking; the light rains that start gently after midnight; the hour when the family come home; Sunday- evening tea before the fire! I have never missed one moment of beauty, not even taken it for granted. Spring, summer, autumn, or winter. I wish I had failed as little in other ways. Agnes Sligh Turnbull
- As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path… we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart. Sarah Ban Breathnach
- Savour life’s simple joys, Gratitude
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Savour your memories
- The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then your marriage is a gift from the gods. Bill Cosby
- Memory
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Savour the good you eat
- He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise. Henry David Thoreau
- Food
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Savour life by taking plenty of photos
- Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, ever hundredth of a second. Marc Riboud
- Photography
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Savour adventure
- There is no doubt that life can be a bumpy ride. But so were those roller coasters you loved as a kid. Savor the adventure. Find excitement in the uncertainty and the constant change. Even let a touch of fear add spice to your life – as you did on that roller coaster. Jonathan Lockwood Huie
- Adventure
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Savour the unknown and the possibility it holds
- The challenge before us is to savor the unknown and delight in the taste of possibility. Mary Anne Radmacher
- The unknown, Possibility
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Savour mystery
- Savor the mystery, Stephen, we don’t get enough of them. David McCallum
- Mystery
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Sonja Lyubomirsky’s strategies to foster savouring
- Learn how to appreciate and take pleasure in mundane, everyday experiences like eating a meal, taking a shower or walking to the subway.
- Savour and reminisce with family and friends. The pleasure of the moment can be heightened in the company of others who similarly value the experience. Marvel at the present moment with the other person.
- Be open to beauty and excellence. Allow yourself to truly admire an object of beauty or a display of talent, genius or virtue.
- Be mindful. Clear your mind and ground yourself in the present moment.
- Take pleasure in the senses. Focus on the sweetness of the ripe mango, the aroma of the bakery, or the warmth of the sun when you step out from the shade.
- Create a savoring album or blog. Include photos of your favourite people, places and things.
- Savour with your camera. Teach yourself to use your camera in a way that enhances your ongoing experiences, by truly looking at things and noticing what is beautiful and meaningful.
- Source: The How of Happiness (by Sonja Lyubomirsky)
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On a lighter note
- Every day, I am torn between the desire to save the world and the desire to savour the world. This makes it very hard to plan the day. E.B. White
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