I am only a human. The truth is that I do not always have the initial desire to pour cold water on my body, especially when I wake up after 6 a.m. and I still feel sleepy.
I wrote this text on the 18th of May, 2022. It was a day when I slept only five hours and thirty minutes. After waking up, I realized that I did not want to get up but sleep. Moreover, I did not feel I wanted to get a wintry shower. Did I go back to sleep? Of course, not. I work as an accountant, and I have my job to do in the office. I got up and took a freezing shower. Before I did it, I felt I was not enthusiastic about taking a cold shower.
Moreover, I procrastinated while switching the tap to the coldest possible water temperature.
Then, I told myself, „Just pour it up!” After a few seconds, I forgot that I wanted to sleep. Going further, I felt euphoria once I finished the freezing shower. Such mornings (I had some similar cases earlier) are getting out of the comfort zone on a micro-scale. Within the first few seconds, I usually ask myself:
Why do I do it? Why do I pour freezing water on my body and stress it? Why won’t I take a warm shower just to wash and relax?
Then, I tell myself again: „Just pour it up,” and enjoy cold water. How happy I am that I started to feel power and energy after the first initial seconds. Undoubtedly, my brain wakes up immediately during these seconds. The truth is that I never regretted taking a cold shower. I cannot imagine that I can regret cooling down my body one day. The only thing I want to do in the early morning is to pour water up my body and enjoy the upcoming day.
