by Martin Anton Smith
Isn’t it funny,
When we are young,
How we confuse ‘feeling like crap’.
With something called our “personality”.
As if our body had no say in the matter.
But where does the Brain end & the body begin?
That my friend is not so clear.
The nervous system is laced everywhere & sends signals to the grey matter;
Chemical’s & Hormones flow all through the body & affect out mood:
Dopamine, Testosterone, Estrogen, Oxytocin, Serotonin are just a few.
Case in point: When I feel like I can’t lift a finger to do anything,
I know I am accutely just too low on dopamine.
It is not that I am ‘lazy’ or lack will power.
It’s simply I’m particularly prone to being low on this chemical.
yep – It’s all about knowledge.
Now I am life experienced to know this, I can better combat this lethargy.
I know that if I start to do something, my dopamine & testosterone rises,
& after an hour of physical work I suddenly become “Mr Go Getter”.
I don’t even need to try.
All because of a silly chemical hormone or two.
In these kinds of ways,
We are just machines that need maintenance & have certain specifications.
Of course this is dangerous knowledge.
The ‘World’ wants to hide how easy it is to feel good.
For they run the Hamster Wheel,
& They can’t have you walking out either of the freely open sides.
Their Machiavellianism itches would remain unscratched.
So In summary – you’re probably not ‘demotivated’ at all,
You only have low dopamine.
A very annodyne situation,
Totally benign,
& in no way immutable.
Dopamine can easily become Oxytocin,
Upon simply sweeping out you garage.
A Broom is a ‘Mood Enhancer’.
No Big Pharma, Pysc’s or General Quackery required.
‘A little knowledge is a very dangerous thing’ –
And oh how true.
Anton Martin Smith Writer 