Feeling a bit off today....

My friends,
Are you having a bad day?
Are you swimming against the current?
Sometimes you have to convince yourself
that things will be alright.
Things will work out the way they are supposed to.
Work hard and do unto others.
Because, people mean well.
Deep, deep down, they mean well.
Unfortunately,
those same people need to realize
and internalize that the same things they hate in others,
are the same things they hate in themselves.
It takes strength to say,
“I need to change. I will be different.”
A concept that has been around longer than I have.
Perfect yourself before you attempt
to perfect others.
Who cares what they say.
This is you life.
Basically, this is about more than just some awesome toe socks with animals on them.
Yes, when shit hits the fan…
I wear these with pride.
But, it goes deeper than that.
It is about doing what makes you feel good.
Once again, it is the little things.
And nobody gets hurt

My First Taste of Freedom – Part 2

The vagus nerve, the tenth cranial nerve, is really fascinating when you understand everything within the body that it is involved in. It runs from your brainstem down the whole length of the spine to the abdominal organs and innervates every organ along the way. It plays a major role in lowering the heart rate, breathing patterns, intestinal movement, sweating, and speech. It is your bodies off switch when feeling anxious and dealing with an overwhelming amount of stress, and the counterbalance to the fight or flight response. In another post I will talk about its connection to the enteric nervous system, our bodies "second brain", where our serotonin is secreted, packaged, and sent up to the brain via the vagus nerve.