On Joe Rogan's podcast yesterday with Anna Lembke – they spoke about how our brains work to keep our dopamine in balance. What was so striking to me, was that it isn't the joyful fun and beautiful that pulls us out of a funk or deep depression; but rather stress.
Stress of a new challenge.
Stress of doing something hard.
Stress of learning.
Stress of endurance sports.
Stress of pushing ourselves farther.
Oddly, it seems counter intuitive, and yet it makes complete sense to me.
The more I have tried and learned and pushed myself the more balanced I feel.
I just love that it is in the struggle we will become balanced, not in the resting.
And, in my experiences, I do feel better after I have done things that are hard. Whether physical, mental or even emotional. After the hard conversations, we feel a sense of peace – a clearing of the air and emotions. After hiking 6 miles or paddling far up river.
It seems that the goal in life is not to live the life of leisure; but to bookend the resting with doing something that challenges you.
PC – Judy Byykkonen
I M Perfect lady 
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