Endorphins

If you've read my first post (here) then you know that this blog was originally designed as a class assignment, a way to get us writing, and this weeks assignment is to "build a case" about something, anything we want. This week was Valentines Day and a lot of people would expect me to talk about love or something, but I'm going to talk about happiness and how doing things can make you happy.

One of my favorite movies of all times is Legally Blonde with Reese Witherspoon and Luke Wilson. First off, if you have not seen this movie, STOP what you are doing, and go watch it. You can come back when you're done watching it. Ok, done watching the movie? Good! So here's the basic story line of this movie. Elle Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon, is a California girl who never had to work for anything and has everything she could ever want. That is, until she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner because he needs someone "less of a Marilyn and more of a Jackie" if he "wants to be a senator before before he's 30". This depressing change of events triggers Elle to go after Warner, all the way to Harvard Law. When she goes to school, all everyone sees in her is the blonde, sorority girl who doesn't belong at the school.

Saying all of that leads to this, during the process of being at school Elle actually gets good at the lawyer thing and lands an internship at her professors law firm, and the trial that they work on during the internship is defending Brooke Windham,  a success fitness expert who is being charged with murdering her husband.

And the reason I have gone on about all of this is because during the trial, when the interns are talking together, Elle says a line "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't." And that is very true.

Endorphins are the neurotransmitter that make you happy and doing things that are positive can make you feel better.  If you have ever heard of having a "runners high" its the same kind of thing. Something in your body releases the endorphins and can give you a "natural high". Having a lack of endorphins in your body is what causes depression and antidepressants fight the lack by increasing production of endorphins. Watch this video to understand a little better.

My case for this blog is that, everyone needs to find something that they love to do, and truly makes them happy, and find time to do it. If you're like me and its crafting or playing music or if you're like some people who exercise to relax or even if its just dancing in your mirror listening to your "happy music" you understand the importance of having you "thing" to do. Especially if you are a college kid and stressed with school and everything else you need the as many endorphins in your life as possible. So find whatever it is in your life that gives off your endorphins and enjoy it.

Till Later <3
Felecia