Falling

photo: kianarama

The feeling of falling is one of the most distinct and out of control feelings that makes up the human experience. Generally, it is not encountered too frequently, save for the occasional instances on a roller coaster, drifting off to sleep, or taking a fatefully unexpected misstep. It's nearly impossible to explain the chain reaction that takes place physically and mentally, yet this particular series of sensations could not be mistaken for anything other than an inherent and unconscious reaction to falling.

For a split second, time seemingly freezes, as all of your organs hold suspended in a sort of timeless, weightlessness. Time and motion halt for what may seem to last for minutes. Then, the descent. Everything drops and each tiny molecule inside of you instinctively reaches out in all directions, as if to grasping for a support, a stability, a balance. 

Everyone has experienced this sensation at least once in her lifetime, be it literally or figuratively. Hence the expression, "falling for someone." This uniquely exhilarating experience of endorphins and dopamine flooding the brain, are only felt in those rare instances when you are lucky enough to stumble upon one of those exceptional people who challenge you, motivate you, and give you the courage to let go, and fall.