Make The Leap
What is the boiling Frog Syndrome?
Frogs are very similar to humans in that they can adapt to their environments depending on the situation.
If you threw a frog into a pot of boiling water it would jump out.
However, if you were to put a frog in a pot of cool water and then heated the water, as the temperature of the water rises, the frog is able to adjust its body temperature accordingly.
The frog continues to adjust as the temperature increases. Just when the water is about to reach boiling point, the frog is not able to adjust anymore.
At that point the frog decides to jump out.
When the frog attempts to jump however, it is unable to do so. It has lost all its strength in adjusting with the water temperature.
As a consequence… the frog dies.
What is a silent heart attack?
“A heart attack does not always have obvious symptoms, such as pain in your chest, shortness of breath and cold sweats. In fact, a heart attack can actually happen without a person knowing it. It is called a silent heart attack, or medically referred to as silent ischemia (lack of oxygen) to the heart muscle.” –https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/about-heart-disease-in-women/facts/silent-heart-attack-symptoms-risks
As humans we naturally adapt to our situations or environments similar to the frog.
Some are in toxic relationships, friendships, jobs and environments, and as opposed to doing something to change the situation, they instead adapt and conform.
When we stay in any environment for too long we began to look for the positives in the situation and begin to rationalize and say things like, “oh, this isn’t so bad” or “I can handle this.”
The truth is a piece of us dies every day the longer we remain in our stressful environments. Stress slowly an unknowingly creeps in; this is equivalent to the water boiling.
We get so tired that even attempting to change the situation seems exhausting, and so we do nothing.
We say things like “one day” or “someday.” Our thoughts immobilize us and before you know it stress (heat) increases and either a stroke or heart attack occurs.
We slowly get cooked alive and our hopes and dreams begin to die with us. “One day” never comes!
Paralysis by analysis
Some of us get paralyzed just thinking about how to make or take the next steps. We over think and over analyze, called paralysis by analysis.
The truth is we just need to change our energy and environments and get around people who can help us change our circumstances. It just requires us to extend our hands out to ask for and receive the help we need.
If you’re not asking for help, you’re probably not challenging yourself enough; if you have all the answers, you’re not learning new skills, trying new things, or moving forward and out of your comfort zone.
We have the greatest resource given to mankind, our mind! Don’t be like the frog – LEAP! while you still have the energy to do so!
