In this motivational vlog, the speaker argues that nature functions as a free, universally accessible antidepressant. He explains why being outdoors improves mood by engaging the senses, grounding the body, and lowering stress hormones such as cortisol. He illustrates the concept with personal anecdotes—playing volleyball and pickleball on sand, hiking guided tours, biking, kayaking, and simply observing wildlife—showing how each activity combines physical movement, social interaction, and sensory immersion to boost well‑being. The speaker contrasts nature‑based relaxation with traditional still‑meditation, emphasizing that active outdoor experiences can be equally, if not more, effective. He concludes with a call to action, urging viewers to try a specific outdoor activity, share their experiences, and subscribe for more self‑improvement content.
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Did you know that there's a free antidepressant all around us? And guess what it is? I'm standing right in it. Nature! And stick around, I'm going to tell you why it works, how it works, what you could do to get more involved with it, and why it's so amazing, and what I've done to make it so much better in my life. So first of all, why does it work? Why does nature make us feel good? So when I'm out here, I engage all my senses. I hear the sound of the birds. I smell the amazing plants out here, the trees, what they're emitting, what smells they're emitting. I see the pine needles. I could touch the pine needles. And all these things, they trigger something in my mind to help me relax. I'm not worried about the things that I normally might be worrying about. I get out of my mind, out of the stress that I'm feeling. And it just makes me feel good. And it's amazing because everywhere I go, there's always new nature to explore that's different. Like a different flower, a different animal that I see, a different sound that I hear. And I don't know if you can hear the birds around me. I hear like a little chirp sound. Maybe that's a bug, or it seems like a bird. But it's amazing. It makes me feel better. My emotions just get up. It relaxes me. My stress goes down and I ground too. Because I'm in nature, I can be one with the earth. I made a video about that too, how grounding makes life a little bit better. It makes my body feel better because I'm feeling good. There's so much in nature that just makes you feel good. It relieves all that stress. Okay, now to give you an example of how I've used nature to make myself feel better is I got involved in volleyball. When I was playing volleyball, I would be on the sand bare feet grounding again. I'd be engaging with the people I was playing with, making friends. I'd be learning how to do a new sport, play a new sport, because I've never played volleyball in my life. And just being out and smelling the ocean, smelling all around, feeling the sand. And it's the same thing when I go play pickleball. I love pickleball even more than volleyball. It's fun to engage with people, to smell the air of the trees around me. To be all around in nature because you can only play pickleball outside naturally. But if you play inside, that's good too because that's a different sensation as well. And all these things, being involved with life, being involved with nature, it makes life better because you lower your stress hormones and it feels better. And here's King. Animals are amazing too. To give you another example, other than playing sports, going on hikes is amazing too because you are again out in nature. You are walking, you're using your body, you could be interacting with somebody that is also interested in nature. And if you were taking a guided hike, which I've loved to do, like a national park or any kind of park, they have guided tours about the nature that's around or the Native Americans that might have been there or— Or something about the climate, the whole area. It's fascinating. It's eye-opening. Like, this is all around us for free. It's all there. It's all possible. And you start feeling better and I start feeling better. And I urge you, try it. Go for a hike. You could ground too. That always works. And just feel better because life is for feeling better and for making life better. So to give the bigger picture view, relaxation is not just about being still like a yogi and meditating, right? Being out in nature, the free antidepressant, makes things better. You start feeling better, and just moving your body in nature makes you feel better. Grounding in nature makes things better. And other than going on hikes or playing sports, You can also go on your bike. I guess that's a sport too. You could go on a kayak, go on a river, on a lake, or anything, and go out there, do something. Just being out more than what you're usually used to, it makes things better for yourself. You start to relax more. Your cortisol levels ease down, and you start feeling less stressful. So in closing, nature is always free. It's always outside. It's always amazing. Let me know this week, what will you try? What will you try? And then let me know, what's your favorite activity outside too? There's something outside that we can always do, and I always like to try new stuff. So let me know, and feel free to subscribe to my channel. I always try to post new videos, new ideas to make yourself feel better, to be more productive, to make yourself A better version of yourself. A better version of yourself.
