Source https://zenhabits.net/savory/
By Leo Babauta
Today my sons & I were standing at the edge of the pool, on a cold day, knowing that the water we were about to jump into was freezing.
It was Day 27 of my first 40-day discomfort challenge … and we were dreading the cold water.
We knew it would be shockingly cold, because we’ve jumped into it for the past 26 days. We really didn’t want to do it, but we’re committed to this.
And then I invited myself to a mindset shift: can I bring curiosity to this moment?
This moment I have already judged as bad, this experience I’ve already put into a fixed box of “hell no” … could I instead let go of my fixed ideas, and just bring curiosity?
What is this moment like, when I’ve dropped my judgments, fixed views, preconceived notions?
It becomes much more open. Much m…