I agree. The question then becomes, how to acquire joy of living? If it doesn;’t come naturally, I suspect it can be learned. Or, more to the point, I suspect its opposite can be unlearned.

For me, it all comes back to thinking. The way we think determines how we feel which determines our physical ‘use’. Changing the way we think is easily done, from moment to moment; but changing the way we habitually think is very hard, in my opinion.

It can be done, though. I always recommend Dale Carnegie’s book ‘How to stop worrying and start living’ for anyone who feels life is getting them down!

Nicholas

To make my story short, I believe that good “use” is related to joy of
living.
Un-happy people become what F.M. Alexander termed end-gainers, develop bad-use and all kinds of illnesses.

“Beeing down”, is an expression for feeling depressed.

I’m down (I’m really down)
How can you laugh when you know I’m down …
“I’m down”, J.Lennon and P. McCartney

That is in my opinion the cause of slouched posture, but Alexander Technique teachers seem to believe that it is the other way around.

Best regards