冷水游泳

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Every morning, all year round, I walk into a cold lake, 一年到头，我每天早晨都会走进冰冷的湖水里，

and yes, I know how that sounds. 没错，我知道这听起来有多离谱。

In winter it's genuinely painful for the first thirty seconds. 冬天刚下去的前三十秒，真的疼得要命。

My whole body screams at me to get out. 我全身都在尖叫着让我赶紧出来。

But then something shifts. 但接着，感觉就变了。

The panic fades, my breathing settles, 慌乱渐渐褪去，呼吸也平稳了下来，

and I'm left with this incredible 取而代之的是一种不可思议的、

feeling of being completely, almost violently, awake. 彻底甚至近乎暴烈的清醒感。

Nothing else in my day comes close. 这一天里的其他任何事情都比不上它。

People ask me why I would do something so uncomfortable on purpose. 总有人问我，为什么要故意去自讨苦吃。

The truth is, that's exactly the point. 但说实话，这恰恰就是意义所在。

Choosing to face something hard first thing in the morning, 大清早第一件事就选择迎难而上，

and surviving it, makes everything else that day feel manageable. 并且还挺了过来，这一天剩下的其他事就都显得没那么难了。

The cold doesn't just wake up my body. 这股寒冷不仅唤醒了我的身体，

It reminds me how much I can handle. 更提醒了我，自己到底能承受多少困难。

Then I go home and make a very warm cup of tea. 然后我回家，给自己泡上一杯热腾腾的茶。