Shrungitikale

“Massage reduces pain because the oxytocin system activates painkilling endorphins. Massage also improves sleep and reduces fatigue by increasing serotonin and dopamine and decreasing the stress hormone cortisol. So if you’re feeling out of sorts, get a massage. You’ll be actively triggering the neurotransmitter systems that work to make you happier.”
― Alex Korb, The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time

“People love you for what they want to see in you, not for what you are. That's a sad thing to learn.”
― Ava Dellaira, Love Letters to the Dead

“In life there are countless firsts and even more lasts. The firsts are easy to recognize; when you’ve never experienced something before – a kiss, a new style of music, a place, a drink, a food – you know exactly when you are encountering it for the first time. But lasts? Lasts nearly always surprise us. It’s only after they’ve disappeared that we realize we’ll never again have that particular moment or person or experience.”
― Frances de Pontes Peebles, The Air You Breathe

“You just think lovely wonderful thoughts,” Peter explained, “and they lift you up in the air.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan