Why I Take Cold Showers And You Should Too
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![[NEW BLOG]
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Things got real in this one.
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[see last post]
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The blog centers around why I take cold showers and why you should do too [you won’t].
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It goes a little something like this
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Life doesn't care who you are. It will KNOCK YOU DOWN over and over again. It will punch you in the face and it will beat you down to the ground. LIFE ISN’T FAIR and it will leave you in it's tracks if you don't take ownership and fight back. In life, there is an abundance of ADVERSITY and no shortage of STRUGGLE. It can be a dark and hopeless place IF YOU LET IT. However, to me, life isn't about sorrow and self-pity. Instead, it's about finding OPPORTUNITY in adversity and turning struggle into STRENGTH.
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Life is MORE FUN that way.
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If you read this far, it starts at the shower. You have a choice to make. Let me be the one to encourage you to CHOOSE HARD.
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TAKE A COLD SHOWER.
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HAVE SOME FUN.
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Joe Rinaldi, DPT
#joerinaldidpt](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/5937f7360cddd801abf8eba80dbcf3b6/5DE5DDEF/t51.2885-15/e35/64438239_1205782782926315_2745018354618104347_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com "[NEW BLOG]
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Things got real in this one.
.
[see last post]
.
The blog centers around why I take cold showers and why you should do too [you won’t].
.
It goes a little something like this
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Life doesn't care who you are. It will KNOCK YOU DOWN over and over again. It will punch you in the face and it will beat you down to the ground. LIFE ISN’T FAIR and it will leave you in it's tracks if you don't take ownership and fight back. In life, there is an abundance of ADVERSITY and no shortage of STRUGGLE. It can be a dark and hopeless place IF YOU LET IT. However, to me, life isn't about sorrow and self-pity. Instead, it's about finding OPPORTUNITY in adversity and turning struggle into STRENGTH.
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Life is MORE FUN that way.
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If you read this far, it starts at the shower. You have a choice to make. Let me be the one to encourage you to CHOOSE HARD.
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TAKE A COLD SHOWER.
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HAVE SOME FUN.
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Joe Rinaldi, DPT
#joerinaldidpt")
![[COLD SHOWERS]
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It’s too cold.
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There’s no point.
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It’s uncomfortable.
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I can do it another time.
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It won’t make me better.
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IS THAT WHAT YOU’RE THINKING?
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PLAIN AND SIMPLE, just like with anything else in life, THOSE ARE EXCUSES - fabricated, myopic and weak JUSTIFICATIONS to choose comfort over DISCOMFORT.
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That’s ok though, don’t do it.
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Live life comfortable.
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Don’t keep reading.
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Because what comes next is the truth and I’m not sure you can handle it. In the end, WE ARE the limits that we place on ourselves. .
PERIOD.
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COLD SHOWERS are a metaphor for everything in life that is UNCOMFORTABLE; every challenge, every obstacle, and every struggle. It is a physical task and PALPABLE REMINDER that we CREATE and BREAK the limits that we impose on ourselves. It is an act of DELIBERATELY choosing discomfort in the pursuit of SOMETHING BIGGER. That consistent decision to choose what is hard fosters willpower, discipline and mental toughness that carries over to EVERYTHING ELSE in life. It HARDWIRES us to handle challenges with grace, attack obstacles without hesitation [EXCUSES], find the beauty that lies in the battle and the strength that lies in each struggle. It creates a MINDSET unlike any other; ONE THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Cold showers work because how you handle the little things [cold showers] is how you handle the big things [anything else].
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YOU CAN MAKE EXCUSES
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[OR]
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YOU CAN GIVE IT A SHOT
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THE CHOICE IS YOURS
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[link in my bio]
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Joe Rinaldi, DPT
#joerinaldidpt](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/5ab033efaa639d9e191d1b6351d3d01a/5DCE5CBD/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/65304711_130283864858805_826314829805899134_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com "[COLD SHOWERS]
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It’s too cold.
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There’s no point.
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It’s uncomfortable.
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I can do it another time.
.
It won’t make me better.
.
IS THAT WHAT YOU’RE THINKING?
.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE, just like with anything else in life, THOSE ARE EXCUSES - fabricated, myopic and weak JUSTIFICATIONS to choose comfort over DISCOMFORT.
.
That’s ok though, don’t do it.
.
Live life comfortable.
.
Don’t keep reading.
.
Because what comes next is the truth and I’m not sure you can handle it. In the end, WE ARE the limits that we place on ourselves. .
PERIOD.
.
COLD SHOWERS are a metaphor for everything in life that is UNCOMFORTABLE; every challenge, every obstacle, and every struggle. It is a physical task and PALPABLE REMINDER that we CREATE and BREAK the limits that we impose on ourselves. It is an act of DELIBERATELY choosing discomfort in the pursuit of SOMETHING BIGGER. That consistent decision to choose what is hard fosters willpower, discipline and mental toughness that carries over to EVERYTHING ELSE in life. It HARDWIRES us to handle challenges with grace, attack obstacles without hesitation [EXCUSES], find the beauty that lies in the battle and the strength that lies in each struggle. It creates a MINDSET unlike any other; ONE THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Cold showers work because how you handle the little things [cold showers] is how you handle the big things [anything else].
.
YOU CAN MAKE EXCUSES
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[OR]
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YOU CAN GIVE IT A SHOT
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THE CHOICE IS YOURS
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[link in my bio]
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Joe Rinaldi, DPT
#joerinaldidpt")