The Art of Dance

An incredible endorphin high is known to come from physical exertion. An excellent example is dancing. A personal favorite of mine is electronica/techno/liquid dance because of the incredible flow that's displayed making it amazing to perform and radical to witness. Though, all forms of dance have much in common as it is the movement of the body to musical rhythm. It can be an act of spirituality, self-expression, social interaction, competition, erotica, ritual, or anything else you'd like to express through the art of dance. The feeling of the music vibrating through the body in conjunction with the electric pulses in the limbs is like an ecstatic trance; it's mind tingling to say the least.

The Endorphin Rush

Endorphins are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus during strenuous exercise, excitement, stress, pain, and orgasm. They may also be released during consumption of certain foods such as hot peppers or cocoa. This euphoric feeling induced by endorphins may last up to 12 hours for some people. They have analgesic properties, similar to opiates. Pain relieving drugs act like endorphins by stimulating opiate receptors in the brain. Endorphins will induce a sense of power and control over someone whom has just sustained an injury, which may cause someone to persist with certain harmful activities. This certainly sheds light upon the masochist.

Before Personal Corruption

There was a time when we were young that things were so satisfying. I'm not saying that there was no pain; no matter how young a person is there will be pain. But before we stretched ourselves so thin and destroyed so much of our brain and body, there was something else. Things from a child's view can be so new and bright and psychedelic, but time goes by and things get old. What are we to do?

Why not refresh our minds by visualizing things from a stranger's point of view. Allow everything to fall where it will and just sit in time for a bit while we contemplate the beauty of it all. Letting the world seep in is very easy during a brief yoga session as you stretch out and feel your body change shape. If that's too mellow there's always rock climbing, skateboarding, basketball, dancing, or any of the other hundreds of activities that have been thought up specifically for entertainment and enrichment. Even after it's been done the lingering effects are incredible. As time goes on it gets better.

Some people tend to try to get that beauty back with hallucinogens, depressants, stimulants, and anything else they can get their hands on. Then comes the time when they can feel the damage they've done. Oh what one wouldn't do to just go back to before all of it. Why can't we go back? We have our memories; we can mentally go back to before we did drugs. The power of the brain is incredible. The damage to the brain can indeed be mended over time as long as the brain is properly exercised and nutritionally nourished. As for our bodies, a healthy diet along with proper sleep and regular exercise can repair a lot of the damage.

So what's the problem? Oh yeah, that whole addiction thing. No matter how much logic we swallow, we'll still have those, "just once more then I'm done," "I don't do it that often," "I know people that do it a lot more than me," and "It's a special occasion," followed by the, "it's too good to live without" "it's the only thing that helps," and "It's all I know." Instead of focusing on such things, why not focus on how our life, from an objective viewpoint, was altered negatively because of certain things. The divine thing about the brain is that we can control it. If we focus on why we don't want to do something, chances are, we won't do it. But if we say we don't want something and let our minds drift back to the basis of its appeal, then we're going to find a reason to do it.

The fun was experienced and the memories are ours, but continued use will become severely detrimental in many aspects. This goes for a broad spectrum of things. Be careful what price you pay to get your kicks. There are too many electrifying thrills on this earth that are more spine-tingling than any drug when you weigh it all out to waste yourself on such fabricated feelings. The body will shoot you up with vitalizing chemicals on its own if you let it.