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Conversations Over Cocktails in Georgia

"Drink beer, the custom of the land! Beer he drank, seven goblets. His spirit was loosened, he became hilarious. His heart became glad and his face shone." --From Epic of Gilgamesh, 3rd century B.C.
 

For 3 Seconds Today, Everything Was Perfect.


I don't know to what I should attribute it--probably something biological--a rush of seratonin, positive ions, a pocket of dopamine in my brain--but for 3 seconds today, I became completely overcome with joy. Everything in the universe aligned itself with everything else. Perfect order was mine, as I stood in absolute euphoria. And then it passed and everything was totally fucked again.

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At December 18, 2006 at 3:08:00 PM PST, Blogger Rambling Canuck said...

It's funny you should post this. I get the same feelings occasionally. Then it's crashing down to earth. It's like the brain completely forgets any impending "stuff" that needs to happen or get done, just for a split second. So, Dr. Gideon, how do we harness this feeling (naturally)?    



At December 19, 2006 at 6:28:00 AM PST, Blogger Gideon Gladwell said...

This is how we harness it: http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=3196    



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