What am I talking about?
"Getting high" is usually slang for a buzz or some effect induced by ingesting a chemical substance. We swallow, inhale, inject or otherwise introduce some volatile chemical into our bloodstream and our point of view is off to the races. But that's not what this post is about. This post is about the fact that I was down and out two days ago and now I am feeling sweet like a ripe fig.
OK what the fuck is he talking about
Alcohol, marijuana, PCP, psilocybin, and LSD are all powerful compounds. But they are only powerful because they interact with receptors in our autonomic or central nervous system. What gives? Think about it, drugs only have the power that our bodies give them. Millions of years of evolution have created an amazingly complex human nervous system that includes the ability to get "fucked up".
even elephants get off on this stuff guys https://bit.ly/2rrNVHu
But WHY am I talking about this?
Our nervous system is like a loaded weapon. Fill it with hate speech and faulty thinking and you've got yourself a murder just waiting to happen. Saturate a pre-pubescent boy's mind with Pornhub and suddenly you've got yourself a twenty year old with "idiopathic" erectile dysfunction. But it works the other way too. Fall in love, experience success on your own terms, learn something new, or give abundantly to someone in need and feel their gratitude beaming off of them. That shit is the best drug on the planet. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18805646
What brought this up
The other day I had the embarrassing misfortune of not having my rent money on time. A lot of things culminated in a single point. I got in over my head in student debt, I invested in some expensive equipment for my patients at work, and I got scammed like a n00b out of my ERC token holdings. On top of that I got into a fight with my girlfriend.
Needless to say I was feeling all kinds of shitty feelings. Anger, sadness, confusion... you name it. Of course, who cares? I have work to do. The bills still gotta get paid so what did I do yesterday? I went out and promoted my business. What did I do today? I came into the office and served my patients. And that's where something crazy happened.
A colleague of mine had a free moment. For some reason I told her to get on the table. I felt like shit, I wanted someone to take care of me. I can't in hindsight say why I insisted that I take care of her and not the other way around. She seemed like her usual chipper self and I felt like crap.
Anyways, it was from this simple act where I didn't earn any money that my state completely turned around. Turns out, she's stuck in a house already paid for with a partner of 13 years and they're splitting up. He won't move out and she has no idea what she is gonna do.
Ok we get it, somebody's always got it worse
That is not the point of this story. The point is that by listening to that intuitive voice and offering some loving service I was able to cross a gulf between us. It wasn't too long ago that I was in the middle of exiting a 13 year relationship I know what that is like.
By helping her to drop her walls and get in touch with that rock in her gut she released so much tension she almost fell asleep! By learning how much she was going through and seeing how much she benefited from my act I forgot all about my stress and simply felt good for having helped a fellow human being.
And now we get to the point of this rambling confessional
By providing value to humanity something rewards us with the really good shit
This is what I'm saying. All amazing feelings produced by any drug are pre-programmed experiences just waiting to happen. We can unlock them with a chemical key and go for a ride. Or we can do what it takes to bring our gifts out into the world and experience life from a whole new place instantaneously.
When we ingest chemicals we get a whole lot of other shit in with it that may be potentially toxic. We also burn through our endogenous supply of neuro-hormones without the natural stimulus for resupply. In other words, it isn't a free lunch. We are essentially buying the dream vacation on the credit card and never paying the bill.
On the other hand when we stand up and give from our hearts out into the world. When we reach into the recesses of our minds and manifest revolution through technology, art, or social influence we attain these reward states as a natural by product. We get high on the interest without withdrawing from the account. We actually pay into the general fund of humanity. What is more when you provide value to people it is much more likely that these people will come back to you with value of their own!
Follow your own path to higher ground
I don't know what it is for you. I do know that your spine and brain are just like mine. They are loaded with endogenous receptors for autonomously produced psychotropic factors. They are waiting for you to unlock the masterful wizard within you that has a bottomless bucket of love for the world.
They are waiting for you to figure it out. Because when you do they are going to do their best to get you hooked. Here's to hoping that you do figure it out. Here's to hoping that these little pushers in your corner do get you hooked. I can't wait to see what comes out of you into this world that I share with you.
Cheers