Maria Semple Quotes

When you release endorphins, you just feel good.

But if I go for a run somewhere, I feel the benefits of the endorphin release.

You know, there's endorphins in laughter, as there are endorphins in running in the park.

When I start getting embroiled in heated debates and feeling stressed, I just turn everything off and disconnect from the world. I simply tell my colleagues and friends that I am not well and need to cancel all meetings for a day or more. I take it easy - go for a long hike, take a vacation somewhere, or just stay at home and read.

I do love video games. But after a while, you feel like you really need to get up and do something.

I've got to be by trees, otherwise I get claustrophobic.

I spent all day in front of a digital screen, but I'm about to curl up with a book.

Endorphins are a very powerful thing.

It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.

For anyone who feels they are overwhelmed by their job, or maybe they take their job too seriously or are working too hard, I say go to a safari, particularly the Okavango Delta, and just be humbled.

We tend to block off many of our senses when we're staring at a screen. Nature time can literally bring us to our senses.

Kids have so much screen time, and it's a concern. I know how overloaded I can feel sometimes.

Whenever I get fed up with life I love to go wandering in nature.

When you massage someone, the levels of oxytocin go up in the brain, and oxytocin is one of the chemicals that drives attachment.

Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort of depression that we feel when we sit in front of a computer all day.

Spending time outdoors makes you feel great.

It's really important to have balance, spend some time in nature, go to a few parties, enjoy my friends and really chill out.

It's either I have to be in the trees or in the ocean, otherwise I lose my mind. I have to get connected with nature, otherwise I don't feel very good. And that's what life's about, feeling good, so nature knows best for me.

Exercise is really important to me - it's therapeutic. So if I'm ever feeling tense or stressed or like I'm about to have a meltdown, I'll put on my iPod and head to the gym or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls.

There are times when you sit down, and you're just like, 'Man, I don't know if I can do it right now.' Take a second - go to the woods and just hang out, or go to Yosemite and check it out. Be in nature for a little while; clock out - which is super healthy, especially for creative types. Honestly, for everyone. Everyone needs that at times.

Under trees, the urban dweller might restore his troubled soul and find the blessing of a creative pause.

Sometimes I just need to be out in nature. It's amazing how much I need time on my own.

When you surround yourself with nature, it's really powerful.

You don't feel bad when you're dancing. You can't feel unhappy; it's impossible. It's such a natural way to release endorphins.

I'm a high-strung personality, and I love checking off my to-do list - it's my way of relaxing. I also genuinely love working out. If I have an hour to kill, I love to go to the gym. It's a stress-release for me.