❤️ To Do One’s Heart Good: The Art of Heartfelt Upliftment 🌟
“To Do One’s Heart Good”
Ah, the tender touch of kindness! This delightful idiom means to cheer or uplift someone, to infuse feelings of joy and satisfaction in others (and oneself!).
🚀 Origins & Notable Appearances: This gem dates back to the sixteenth century. Even the Bard himself, Shakespeare, appreciated its charm. It makes a bold appearance in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the line, “I will roare that I will doe any man’s heart good to heare me.”
🍬 Similar Terms & Expressions:
- Warm the cockles of one’s heart: To deeply please or comfort someone.
- Lift someone’s spirits: To make someone feel happier.
- Over the moon: Extremely pleased or happy.
- Tickled pink: Absolutely delighted or pleased.
🍋 Opposing Forces:
- Break someone’s heart: To cause deep sadness or disappointment.
- Rain on someone’s parade: To spoil someone’s enjoyable moment.
- Bring someone down: To make someone feel less happy or enthusiastic.
- Burst someone’s bubble: To disillusion someone who is happily unaware of unpleasant realities.
😂 Humor-Filled Quotes:
“Chocolate does my heart good. Also, kale… but let’s be honest, mostly chocolate.” - Anon
📚 Inspirations:
- Books: “Chicken Soup for the Soul” by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen - full of stories that will do your heart good!
- Songs: “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves will have your spirits soaring!
- Movies: “It’s a Wonderful Life” - an epitome of how one person can do good for many hearts.
Inspirational Proverbs:
“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” - Amelia Earhart “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” - Mark Twain
Thank you for cruising through the heartwarming highways of language with us! Keep spreading joy and uplifting hearts - one idiom at a time.
Yours warmly, Joyce Goodwill
