Alright folks, lemme tell you ’bout this thing I’ve been messin’ with – I’m callin’ it “savage spirit”. It ain’t nothin’ fancy, just a way I found to kinda push myself and see what happens.
It all started last week, right? I was feelin’ kinda stuck, same old routine, same old everything. So, I thought, “Screw it, let’s shake things up.” First thing I did? Woke up at 5 AM. Now, I ain’t a morning person, not even a little bit. But there I was, outta bed before the sun even thought about peekin’ out.
Next up was a cold shower. Yeah, you heard right. Freezing cold. I’m talkin’ teeth-chattering, lungs-burning cold. It sucked, plain and simple. But after a minute or two, somethin’ shifted. I felt… awake. Like, really awake. Like I’d just chugged a gallon of coffee without the jitters.
Then, I hit the gym. But not my usual, lazy-ass workout. I went straight for the heavy weights. Stuff I usually avoid. Squats, deadlifts, the whole shebang. Pushed myself ’til I thought I was gonna puke. My muscles were screamin’, but I kept goin’.
After that, I tackled this coding project I’d been puttin’ off. A real pain in the ass, full of bugs and weird errors. Usually, I’d give up after an hour or two, but not today. I wrestled with it, debugged it, and finally, after what felt like forever, I cracked it. That feeling when the code finally compiles? Man, that’s a high right there.
The whole day was like that – pushin’ past my limits, doin’ things I usually wouldn’t. Eating healthy even though I craved pizza. Meditating for 20 minutes when my mind wanted to race. Saying “no” to things I didn’t really wanna do, even if it meant disappointing people.
What did I learn? Well, for one, I’m tougher than I thought. Turns out, I can handle a lot more discomfort than I give myself credit for. And two, that feeling of accomplishment after pushing through something hard? It’s addictive. Like, seriously addictive.
So, yeah, “savage spirit”. Maybe it’s a dumb name, maybe it’s not. But it’s workin’ for me. I’m gonna keep at it, keep pushin’, keep seein’ what I’m capable of. You should give it a shot too. What’s the worst that could happen?
