Love Connects
Love isn't just romantic relationships. It's micro-moments of synchrony between people that reshape us at a cellular level.
Barbara Fredrickson
Psychologist and originator of broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
All moments: Barbara Fredrickson
- From Survival to Thriving — Barbara Fredrickson
Positive emotions expand your capacity for learning, connection, and building resilience.
- Your Choice — Barbara Fredrickson
You can choose positivity. It's not just an inborn trait. It's a choice you make every day.
- Building With Feeling — Barbara Fredrickson
Each positive emotion has its function. Joy prompts play, gratitude prompts connection, serenity prompts safety.
- Positivity Radiates — Barbara Fredrickson
Your positivity is contagious. It affects other people and creates a chain reaction of well-being.
- Opening the Mind — Barbara Fredrickson
When you feel joy, your brain becomes broader, more flexible, more creative. Sadness narrows it.
- The Positivity Edge — Barbara Fredrickson
Positive emotions don't just feel good. They literally rewire your brain and body toward flourishing.
Related moments
- All Music Is Folk Music — Louis Armstrong
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
- The Power of Compassion — Michael Jackson
The most important thing is love and compassion. They override everything.
- Music Is Life — Jon Batiste
Music is a spiritual practice, a therapy, a way to connect us to ourselves and each other
- The Humility of the Great — André 3000
I just play the flute in the park. I don't need a stage or an audience. The music is enough
- Compromise and Conscience — Bob Dylan
I'll never sell my soul for money or fame. It's my only true asset.
- The Soul of Music — Questlove
Soul is what makes music real. It's what people feel