I discerned the easy embrace, the clinging infiltration.
It was easy and almost soothing, maybe like drowning…?
Then I looked up and saw the blue sky and felt the fresh day.
And it slunk away, spurned like a jackal in the face of a lion.
It will return for a sniff once or twice; such is the beast.
But I have its measure and offer scant sustenance for its cloying ploys.
I rejoice that it was sooo easy – all I did is look up and breathe!
The cur crept in on the tail of some lazy thoughts:
what a drag it is getting old and the pursuit of happiness is just a bore.
Mick Jagger sang it in 1964, would you believe!
Anyway, mother’s little helpers have been discredited.
But it isn’t really a drag, because you don’t feel old, (unless you fall over).
You may be gray and slow and can’t run, but that’s just your body.
You are your own doctor, because you choose how you feel!
(* click on the underlined text for the vibes, ek sê)
Some easy ways for good health:
Never forget blue sky
Sleep is the single most important thing your brain needs for optimal functioning.
Exercise – all regular physical activity increases blood circulation and levels of many different neurochemicals and hormones in the brain
Sunlight: It is known that sunlight can affect serotonin levels …and may also influence dopamine.
Massage – boosts serotonin levels by as much as 30% and increases dopamine, activates endorphins, improves sleep, and decreases the stress hormone, cortisol.
Meditation – can increase concentrations of dopamine in the brain’s cortex.
Deciding – The act of intentionally making any decision has been shown to cause positive changes in attention and increase dopamine rewarding activity..
Setting and achieving goals – When you achieve a goal, dopamine is released. Dopamine is not only released when you cross the finish line. You get dopamine boosts at each step along the way, which helps to keep you motivated.
Habits – Habits, both good and bad, become the routine in your brain through repetition and dopamine release. Unfortunately, bad habits are the ones that often give you lots of dopamine. However, when you perform a habit – even a good one – you get a dopamine reward and it gets further wired into your brain, giving you more motivation to do it next time.
Petting a dog – Studies show that simply petting a pooch increases dopamine and endorphins.
Yoga – Yoga has been shown to increase dopamine levels – plus it reduces stress, increases oxygen to your brain with deep, slow breathing, and ups soothing GABA. Yoga helps ease depression and stress in many ways.
https://www.thebestbrainpossible.com/
We got almost the last space under a shady tree, which was lucky as the tide was high and thus the beach diminished. Gazebos and sun shelters were filled with coolboxes, the sand littered with lilos, floating unicorns, paddleboards, spades and frisbees – all the paraphernalia of dedicated beach experienced holidayers.
Laughter, squeals and smiles were the order of the day. It remains a seriously positive experience, despite some sunburnt edges and the loss of my sunnies when tumbled in the surging riverstream as the lake ejected its water back into the sea as the tide turned.
But thinking about it more, I recall the Incwala holiday in mid-December in Swaziland – when the King was purified and the First Fruits were celebrated.
Ōmisoka (大晦日)—or ōtsugomori (大晦)—is a Japanese traditional celebration on the last day of the year. Traditionally, it was held on the final day of the 12th lunar month.
from Norse and Gaelic observances, including gift-giving and visiting homes of friends with special attention given to the first-foot, the first guest of the new year.
Holly, ivy and mistletoe were used in celebrations of the Winter Solstice Festival to ward off evil spirits and celebrate new growth.
We need a political Elon Musk who is talking about tours to Mars and travel from Sydney to London in under an hour. Someone who can use technology to create a political system that excludes blather, insult and delay and quickly brings about simple laws that regulate our society.
in 2008, Sakoshi Nakamoto devised the 
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