just a scientific way of validating that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. and happier too.
and another way to reminding myself that wallowing in self-pity is all too easy. no matter how potentially difficult or painful it might be, i just have to stand up and do something about it.
it's been a long, long time since i gave myself a motivational pep-talk to just wake up, because being unhappy doesn't change anything. a weekend out without touching any work, the opponent-process theory of emotion, or that one-hour endorphin-releasing run around NTU - whatever the reason for this sudden tiny prick of optimism, i just have to work hard as hell to sustain and grow it.
