Man-kinds greatest struggle is to behave civilized when the majority of our existence on earth required us to behave as warriors and hunters in order to survive. The chemicals that instruct us are pre-loaded to meet basic necessity. To eat, reproduce and provide a save place to live. All decision we make revolve around these basic needs. We work to buy food and shelter. We make money to demonstrate we have the ability to provide for offspring making us attractive to women. We bring home the meat but we dont kill it. This creates a dilemma in our psyche. No longer are the days we receive endorphin rushes from harvesting meat. We are stuck in offices and lack true scared excitement in our lives. Therefore we seek it out by other means usually easy means usually unhealthy means. It is important to regularly get the endorphins kicking through healthy natural sources. Tough exercisers, overcoming fears after learning the safe way to do so, boxing, contact sports, swimming against your own times, caving, kayaking, vertical caving on rope, embarking on hikes you are unsure if you can finish...... Personally, My mental health is directly related to my physical health. I am unable to be physically healthy unless I am mentally healthy. Mind before body. So before I begin my endorphin seeking activities I have to be sure my mind is clear and my life is being conducted in an ethical manner. This practice makes the more fearful activities much easier. More to come. JTS
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 02:56:37 +0000