{"id":186,"date":"2009-06-05T00:13:35","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T05:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.journeyofthegoddess.com\/?p=186"},"modified":"2017-02-13T14:29:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T19:29:09","slug":"the-mental-shift-of-delayed-gratification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benignchaos.com\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"The Mental Shift of Delayed Gratification"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPhoto by Matthew Bowden<\/a><\/small><\/small><\/p>\n

Me and Instant Gratification are lovers. We’ve been intimate with each other for a very long time, and I am fiercely loyal.<\/p>\n

But then my husband decides to do the Master Cleanse diet as a way to reboot his body and his focus towards a healthier lifestyle. Basically, while on the Master Cleanse, you drink this spicey lemonade concoction and natural laxatives for 10 days… and nothing else. I did it with him for 24 hours before I cracked and told him (and I quote), “Fuck this shit! I’m eating food.”<\/p>\n

But my husband, with his indomitable willpower and laser focus, has just completed day five of the Master Cleanse and is still going strong. He is going for Delayed Gratification.<\/p>\n

Delayed Gratification: To give up something I enjoy now for something that I will enjoy even more in the future.<\/p>\n

I have read about delayed gratification for many years. My brain processed the words and understood the concept, but I never grokked<\/em> the concept until I watched my husband go through this Master Cleanse diet. I went through one of those mental shifts where something finally clicks, and you exclaim, “Oh! That’s<\/em> what they mean!” If I don’t eat that donut now (or any donuts for the forseeable future), I will get to have abundant energy, general contentment and clear skin and get to wear the fun clothes. The donut, which I would enjoy very much, must be sacrificed for the future health and playfulness, which I would enjoy even more.<\/p>\n

So now I understand — truly understand — delayed gratification and all the wonderful things that can come from it. I haven’t kicked Instant Gratification out of my bed yet; one does not change overnight. But I have seen a different, and perhaps better, way to act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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