Endorphins…Woman’s best friend
When I was a girl it was diamonds; now that I’m a woman it’s endorphins. I think we’ve all heard about this natural pain relieving feel good chemical produced by our bodies. It is currently touted to relieve conditions such as depression, sadness, bad attitude, bad mood and pain to name a few. God’s gift? Yes, I think so.
My quick research on the internet yielded an array of answers as to when our bodies produce it.
When we are:
- stressed
- giving birth
- in pain
- having sex
- eating chocolate (small quantities recommended)
- eating spicy foods (as in chili peppers)
- exercising vigorously
- feeling happy
- smiling
- Laughing (not the golf clap kind)
- meditating
- “low to moderate” drinking (as in alcohol)
It’s that wonderful euphoric feeling when everything is right in your life and you just feel good. Like when you fall in love and can’t wait to see and be with that certain someone or hold your new grandchild for the first time. The question often asked is how to keep these endorphins rolling in our bodies and generate more of them when we need them.
This past weekend I stumbled upon one very pleasant method.
I was recently blessed to be contacted by my long lost friend, Kim, from my home town who I had not seen or heard from in years. She in turn connected me with our other good friend, Sharon, who had also moved away and not returned home for many years. After some communication via internet and phone we all decided it would be a fine idea to plan a reunion of sorts. It was agreed that Sharon and I would travel home and stay with Kim for a weekend and catch up on each other’s lives. What I had expected to be a simple fun excursion turned out to be something far more rewarding.
“Though our communication wanes at times of absence, I’m aware of a strength that emanates in the background.”
-Claudette Renner
From the moment I walked into Kim’s comfortable and inviting home, speckled with mementos of all things dear to her that speak to the special person she is, I felt at home again. It was a perfect place for sharing and reclaiming important parts of ourselves at a time in our lives when we most need to remember.
The Reunion
Over the way too short weekend we shared memories, laughter, triumphs, disappointments, concerns, praise, recipes and remedies. We bought matching readers and granny chains so we could see each other’s treasures without the need to search for eyes to see and magical tennis shoes to make us stand straight, transform our calves, thighs and bums. It was just like the good old days and as if the many events and circumstances lived over a block of 20 years time had not passed. In the end… we enjoyed the comforting mutual appreciation of not who we were or what we’ve become but of what we are; that part of us on the inside that despite all that occurs in our lives remains the same. Endorphins flew like hundreds of butterflies emerging from their chrysalis.
So if you’re looking for endorphins and to touch that soft mushy marshmallow part inside you that sometimes gets lost in all our trials and tribulations; find your friends and spend some quality time with them. Sometimes we get so caught up with the business of life we neglect to nurture the very thing that will enrich our lives and sustain us; an enduring friendship.
“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”
- Sent by Donna Robert
- What does friendship mean to you? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below. Share with us!
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Deborah Hayes, CTA Life Coach
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