Posted by Mitch on January 9, 2002, at 11:06:28
In reply to Re: Movement therapy? » Mitch, posted by IsoM on January 9, 2002, at 1:10:56
> Well, Mitch, maybe there's money to be made here? :)
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> Trouble is, I'm terrible at marketing & economics. I want to just give everything away for free. Think we could sell butterflies tied to little flexible leashes so people could tie some up near their flowers & watch them?
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> About movement, I don't think it's just people either. Many animals don't really notice something unless it's moving. Even birds are far more attracted to a puddle or birdbath if there's water dripping from above so the water forms little ripples for them to notice.
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> Interesting about the summer depression. I experience a bit of a dip but always attributed it to the extreme heat (for me that's temperature's in the 80sF). I think I'll seriously try to incorporate a lot more movement in my life & see.
Well, the kind of heat I experience in the summer where I live (southern Mo), is really bad, no wind, and temps in triple digits. When I mow my lawn I have to do it in three or four tries. I get so exhausted I start getting dizzy and tingly-then I dart inside, drink some water, and stand in front of a fan for about 20 minutes, then go back out again. The depression usually strikes in late June, intensifies rapidly through July, lingers and withers slowly through August and into early September. This year was very bad. I was just snapping out of it and the terrorist attacks hit and added another two weeks to it. The timing of the start of the winter and summer episodes is very predictable (I usually can nail it within a couple of weeks). The "movement thing" struck me, because I was feeling better in late September (actually slightly hypo), and I noticed that the wind had kicked up and all the trees were moving and swirling around (with the leaves just beginning to change)-that's when the idea got me.Mitch
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