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the brief, glorious altitude where joy briefly forgets gravity exists.
latin rootsFrom elatus, meaning carried away or lifted up.
brain chemistryDopamine and endorphins flood reward circuits during the high.
shared originSame root gives us elevate and translate.
short half-lifePeak emotional states naturally decay within minutes to hours.
runner's relativeEndorphin surges produce a similar lifted euphoria.