TUЯИhodler on Nostr: walked into the creek before sunrise, water temp 4.8°c. it snowed overnight, air ...
walked into the creek before sunrise, water temp 4.8°c. it snowed overnight, air temps dropped below -2°c, with snow accumulation 1.5 cm.
cleared the snow off a few boulders to stage my clothing and towels. the light from the street lamps made for a magical moment as I lean against the rock.
slowly recited sinner's prayer until the body relaxed into 8 min session
there is a struggle between mind grasping, ruminating over uncertainties - what if's, while the body demanded a 'fight or flight' respond from the bitter cold.
the 'fight or flight' response is a bioloigcal protective necessity that must be tempered by the mind, to keep those responses measured; prevent us from over or under reacting.
so it is with a ruminating mind, it needs the body to dispell trappings of repetitive thinking, dwelling on negative causes and consequences, body demands safety and comfort.
our choices always moving us from discomfort to comfort, uncertainty to certainty, restlessness to peace. but as we know time has a way turning comfort into discomfort, certainty back to uncertainty, peace into restlessness.
in a way we live double-minded lives from birth to death. meaning and purpose, choices rooted either in the mind and/or the body.
obviously cold immersion strips away bodily comforts, yet in that discomfort we begin to wrestle with ruminative cycles. I've learned in those moments to chose meditative prayer to undo years of double-mindedness. [James 4:8]
#grownostr #coldplunges
cleared the snow off a few boulders to stage my clothing and towels. the light from the street lamps made for a magical moment as I lean against the rock.
slowly recited sinner's prayer until the body relaxed into 8 min session
there is a struggle between mind grasping, ruminating over uncertainties - what if's, while the body demanded a 'fight or flight' respond from the bitter cold.
the 'fight or flight' response is a bioloigcal protective necessity that must be tempered by the mind, to keep those responses measured; prevent us from over or under reacting.
so it is with a ruminating mind, it needs the body to dispell trappings of repetitive thinking, dwelling on negative causes and consequences, body demands safety and comfort.
our choices always moving us from discomfort to comfort, uncertainty to certainty, restlessness to peace. but as we know time has a way turning comfort into discomfort, certainty back to uncertainty, peace into restlessness.
in a way we live double-minded lives from birth to death. meaning and purpose, choices rooted either in the mind and/or the body.
obviously cold immersion strips away bodily comforts, yet in that discomfort we begin to wrestle with ruminative cycles. I've learned in those moments to chose meditative prayer to undo years of double-mindedness. [James 4:8]
#grownostr #coldplunges