Pinupuri ko kayo dahil kahanga-hanga ang pagkakalikha nʼyo sa akin. Nalalaman ko na ang inyong mga gawa ay tunay na kahanga-hanga.

Salmo 139:14 (ASND)

Nalulungkot ka ba? Walang sigla? Do you want to feel good? Well, this might cheer you up: Bawat isa sa atin ay meron palang built-in “happy hormones” — hormones, or chemicals, produced by different glands across our body to help regulate our mood. Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins — these hormones give us feelings of pleasure and satisfaction, as well as relieve us of body pains.

Experts say that these natural mood boosters can increase and be released by doing things like exercising, laughing with a friend, enjoying a meal with loved ones, listening to music, playing with a pet, getting a massage, hugging someone, getting quality sleep, and meditating. At siyempre, pagdating sa meditation, hindi negative things ang dapat nating iniisip lagi, kundi mabubuting bagay (Philippians 4:8).

Hindi ba nakakatuwang isipin na pinag-isipan ng Diyos maging ang paglalagay ng ganitong mga hormone nang likhain Niya tayo so that we can have moments of pleasure? The psalmist may not be aware of these hormones in particular, pero alam niyang we were created by God and designed to be so wonderfully complex. Kaya nasabi niya, “Pinupuri ko kayo dahil kahanga-hanga ang pagkakalikha nʼyo sa akin. Nalalaman ko na ang inyong mga gawa ay tunay na kahanga-hanga.”

May mga sandaling maaaring malungkot tayo o makaranas ng negative emotions gaya ng disappointment, frustration, and hopelessness. But we were not created to experience these emotions endlessly; in fact, we experience distress and diseases kapag lagi tayong malungkot. Kaya why not start thanking God and thinking about how amazing and wonderful you are (Psalm 139:14). Let those God-given hormones do their work!