Imagine for a moment a farmer’s field in the countryside that’s green and rolling. With the right amount of sunshine and rain, the field produces healthy crops. In fact, when it rains, the plants in the field are nourished and turn a little greener, and grow a little taller. But then it rains some more. And it keeps raining. And raining. After a while that field becomes saturated. The moisture settles in puddles in the low spots, creating muddy areas. The plants in those muddy places become stunted and eventually, the roots rot and they die. This beautiful and productive field isn’t so healthy anymore. It’s become Damp.
In many ways, your body is like the farmer’s field. You depend on outside sources for nourishment. While the field needs sunshine and rain in the right amounts to be healthy; you need food, water, and air in the right amounts. The field is greatly affected by the weather, and so are you. You’re affected by the changes in the seasons; you try to stay warm in the winter and are active and outdoors in the summer. In addition, many of us get into a funk on an overcast day and others get aches and pains when the barometer drops.
