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#40: February 20, 2015, 07:30:19 AM
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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#41: February 20, 2015, 08:33:00 AM
"All the excuses you tell yourself in the shower before you turn the shower nob to cold are the exact same excuses you tell yourself in your life about why you can't do the things in your life you really want to do. "

"you can tell yourself all those excuses are legitimate, or you can tell your self they don't matter -- you're gonna take a cold shower."

"the thing that keeps you from taking a cold shower isn't the excuses, its learning to be okay with being uncomfortable".

"if you're not willing to be uncomfortable for 5 minutes in the shower where the only negative is you being uncomfortable for 5 minutes, and the only people affected are you, then how will you ever have the strength or the courage to choose to be uncomfortable in the situation where the outcome is far greater, and many more people are affected by your decision."

All the above are quotes from this ted talk --beware -- if you watch this, you might get inspired to join up....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb0h8ZKvJW4


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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#42: February 20, 2015, 05:31:39 PM
Wooooohhhh!!!! That's COLD. Ok only 29 more. I got this. Nice to have another positive thing to focus on everyday! Elray, I'm glad your back.
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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#43: February 20, 2015, 08:19:58 PM
I did it this morning. I will say the distraction alone was worth it. The cold water forced any sleepiness from me and I was AWAKE!
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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#44: February 20, 2015, 08:53:12 PM
I've read it's good for depression as well.
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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#45: February 20, 2015, 09:42:29 PM
Yes - this is my kind of challenge - 30 oC here so no pokey/shrinky bits for me :P yessss there is a benefit to living in middle earth heheh

I can have 2 showers a day and do it half the time  ::)

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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#46: February 20, 2015, 09:46:45 PM
Well, put some ice in that water. Part of the challenge is parts must poke and bits must shrink.
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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#47: February 21, 2015, 04:11:05 AM
Hey... what's with this 5 minutes $hit?  I thought it was 2 minutes.. I just about died doing that... and now you are saying it is 5 MINUTES... OH man!  Does yesterday and today count, I only did 2 minutes... and here I was thinking I only had 28 more days left... drats!

I read your comments to my hubby, we are both laughing out "butts" off!  El Ray, this is a GREAT IDEA!  I am loving this...

Ok, get back to me with the exact time I'm suppose to stay in the shower... I had ice cream head after 2 minutes.. so 5, I could possibly, maybe have a brain hemorrhage... :) is that possible?

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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#48: February 21, 2015, 04:18:35 AM
I read it as 2 minutes the first time. When I saw it change to 5, that's when I said, not me.
Besides it was all I could do to bear the shriek from yesterday. I heard it from here. No telling what kind of noise you'll make after 5.
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Re: Cold Shower Challenge
#49: February 21, 2015, 04:28:01 AM
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How long you stand in the shower is up to you.  Standing in the shower isn't for your husband or anybody else.  it's for you.  No matter how you do it, we're here to supportt you.

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Welcome dj and menow, take the plunge.  The second day was not as bad as the first.   Not gonna lie. It was still bad.   And my son was hysterical!  He didn't do a timed shower yesterday.   Billy Joel  Apple radio really helped me mellow out and get through it.

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