We all yearn to feel ALIVE! To be thrilled. To feel unalloyed joy.
There are many ways, intentional or subconscious, to seek the feeling of being alive - some of them at great risk, with costly consequences.
The simplest, safest, and most reliable way to feel alive is not to depend for that feeling on any other person, substance, setting, or act. It is just to look around, relax, and breathe in and out slowly; to take in all that your senses bring you; to let go of negative judgments - of wanting more or different; to consider how much worse your life could be than it is; and to discover joy and gratitude in the moment. This can, fortunately, become a habit.
