Two days ago (slowly becoming a blog post slacker) was my 7th cold shower. I kept it short and sweet. This time I made a two song playlist that lasted only three minutes. The rocking soundtrack of #7 included We are 138 by The Misfits and Nazi Punks Fuck Off by the Dead Kennedys, not to be confused with The Dead Kenny G's.
See the complete Spotify Cold Shower Playlist here.
If this blog is really about subjecting myself to discomfort, I think this shower finally convinced me that I have to push through to another level with this particular project. We are halfway through January, and therefore halfway through this month's mission. What do I have to show for it?
1) I think that moving forward I will not be such a baby about plunging into bodies of water. This is actually a pretty big win, because I expect to take advantage of more opportunities to do so when they present themselves. I have broken my inner cat.
2) I can see the mental games I am playing with myself to avoid discomfort. This last shower was a regression in terms of length which isn't exactly a problem, but it was also not in the spirit of going further. Further doesn't need to happen each and every time, but it is something to keep tabs on, in this and in all things.
3) The mental games are more prevalent before the shower. Once I'm in the game, the tendency has actually been to stay longer than planned. The takeaway here is to just fucking go for it. This is basically me rediscovering a piece of wisdom I have read in books like The War of Art. If you're a procrastinating artistic type, read that book! I have been reading a chapter every morning as a sort of daily devotional practice and it's killer. It's a self-help book for people who hate self-help books. Search for a pdf of it and ye shall find.
4) I have this blog to show! And I have the fact that I'm sticking to my guns. And that feels good.
So what's in store for the second half of this project? Meditation under a glacial stream of water? Ten minutes of frozen moshing? A classical music addition to the playlist? Free dancing to The Dead Kenny G's? Stay tuned to find out.
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