body {
  background-image: url("../images/thedesert.JPEG");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: lightpink;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}

.content {
  max-width: 700px; 
  margin-left: 55vw; /* pushes it inward */ 
  margin-right: auto; 
  margin-top: 24vh; /* pushes it down */ 
  padding: 5px 10px; 
  padding-bottom: 6px; 
  position: relative;  /* allows z-index to work */
  z-index: 10;         /* higher than any centered images */
}

.heading { 
  max-width: 700px; 
  margin-left: 60vw; /* pushes it inward */ 
  margin-right: auto; 
  margin-top: 2vh; /* pushes it down */ 
  position: relative;  /* allows z-index to work */
  z-index: 10;         /* higher than any centered images */
}
  
.life-gif {
  position: fixed;
  top: 50%;
  left: 35%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);

  width: 130%;      
  height: auto;
  
  opacity: 0.2;

  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
}