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Cold Showers for 90 Days AAAHHHH

00:00hello everybody my name is Matt frad and hello everybody my name is Matt frad and today I'm going to talk to you about why today I'm going to talk to you about why today I'm going to talk to you about why and how and the ins and outs of Exodus and how and the ins and outs of Exodus and how and the ins and outs of Exodus 90 which is something that I'm doing 90 which is something that I'm doing 90 which is something that I'm doing right now I'm like day 10 it's like a right now I'm like day 10 it's like a right now I'm like day 10 it's like a spiritual boot camp for men where you spiritual boot camp for men where you spiritual boot camp for men where you take 90 days give up a bunch of stuff take 90 days give up a bunch of stuff take 90 days give up a bunch of stuff you'd rather not give up take up a bunch you'd rather not give up take up a bunch you'd rather not give up take up a bunch of stuff you'd rather not take on and of stuff you'd rather not take on and of stuff you'd rather not take on and try and be happy it's pretty cool um so try and be happy it's pretty cool um so try and be happy it's pretty cool um so I think this started because this priest I think this started because this priest I think this started because this priest realized that many men were attached or realized that many men were attached or realized that many men were attached or addicted Ed to different inordinate addicted Ed to different inordinate addicted Ed to different inordinate Pleasures or I guess just to be addicted Pleasures or I guess just to be addicted Pleasures or I guess just to be addicted to a pleasure would be an inordinate to a pleasure would be an inordinate to a pleasure would be an inordinate thing um different distractions and so thing um different distractions and so thing um different distractions and so he's like look let's just take 90 days he's like look let's just take 90 days he's like look let's just take 90 days meditate upon the book of Exodus give up meditate upon the book of Exodus give up meditate upon the book of Exodus give up all this stuff try and grow closer to all this stuff try and grow closer to all this stuff try and grow closer to our Lord it started off with seminarians our Lord it started off with seminarians our Lord it started off with seminarians it's now a thing for people like you and it's now a thing for people like you and it's now a thing for people like you and me let's go through some of the stuff me let's go through some of the stuff me let's go through some of the stuff you got to give up shall we number one you got to give up shall we number one you got to give up shall we number one you got to have cold showers here's you got to have cold showers here's you got to have cold showers here's what's funny it says short cold what's funny it says short cold what's funny it says short cold showers I'm sorry if you're like oh I
01:00showers I'm sorry if you're like oh I showers I'm sorry if you're like oh I want a long cold shower shut up you're want a long cold shower shut up you're want a long cold shower shut up you're weird go away you can't be part of this weird go away you can't be part of this weird go away you can't be part of this program no alcohol that's hard right program no alcohol that's hard right program no alcohol that's hard right because I run a podcast called PS with a because I run a podcast called PS with a because I run a podcast called PS with a aquinus so now I'm drinking black coffee aquinus so now I'm drinking black coffee aquinus so now I'm drinking black coffee like a loser um no desserts and sweets like a loser um no desserts and sweets like a loser um no desserts and sweets that's been tough no eating between that's been tough no eating between that's been tough no eating between meals that's probably been one of the meals that's probably been one of the meals that's probably been one of the toughest things actually I've kind of toughest things actually I've kind of toughest things actually I've kind of grown custom just to kind of eat stuff grown custom just to kind of eat stuff grown custom just to kind of eat stuff all day long you know at night time all day long you know at night time all day long you know at night time you're like a Gua Moi uh corn chips uh you're like a Gua Moi uh corn chips uh you're like a Gua Moi uh corn chips uh whatever wine cheese you know like whatever wine cheese you know like whatever wine cheese you know like giving up all that stuff no soda or giving up all that stuff no soda or giving up all that stuff no soda or sweetened drink so you can't put honey sweetened drink so you can't put honey sweetened drink so you can't put honey or sugar in your coffee you can't have or sugar in your coffee you can't have or sugar in your coffee you can't have uh I don't know sweet tea if you're into uh I don't know sweet tea if you're into uh I don't know sweet tea if you're into that sort of thing no television or that sort of thing no television or that sort of thing no television or movies all right so no Netflix no movies all right so no Netflix no movies all right so no Netflix no YouTube none of that stuff it's been YouTube none of that stuff it's been YouTube none of that stuff it's been really great I've been reading Crime and really great I've been reading Crime and really great I've been reading Crime and Punishment by doeski again to my wife at Punishment by doeski again to my wife at Punishment by doeski again to my wife at night where I think usually we'd be like night where I think usually we'd be like night where I think usually we'd be like hey let's just watch the office and go hey let's just watch the office and go hey let's just watch the office and go to bed you know shut up don't judge me to bed you know shut up don't judge me to bed you know shut up don't judge me you do it too the other cool thing is you do it too the other cool thing is you do it too the other cool thing is like I got four kids and like sometimes like I got four kids and like sometimes like I got four kids and like sometimes the Temptation is well let's get the the Temptation is well let's get the the Temptation is well let's get the kids to bed so we can watch a movie but kids to bed so we can watch a movie but kids to bed so we can watch a movie but when you start removing these Little when you start removing these Little when you start removing these Little Pleasures from your life you realize you
02:00Pleasures from your life you realize you Pleasures from your life you realize you actually have a lot of time on your actually have a lot of time on your actually have a lot of time on your hands and you don't need to rush people hands and you don't need to rush people hands and you don't need to rush people to bed at all you just hang out color to bed at all you just hang out color to bed at all you just hang out color read to them yes I did read Crime and read to them yes I did read Crime and read to them yes I did read Crime and Punishment to my children judge me I Punishment to my children judge me I Punishment to my children judge me I don't care care a little bit only listen don't care care a little bit only listen don't care care a little bit only listen to music that lifts the soul to God so to music that lifts the soul to God so to music that lifts the soul to God so Metallica uh no televised Sports don't Metallica uh no televised Sports don't Metallica uh no televised Sports don't care kind of think sports are lame so care kind of think sports are lame so care kind of think sports are lame so whatever only use computer for work this whatever only use computer for work this whatever only use computer for work this is work shut up school or essential is work shut up school or essential is work shut up school or essential tasks only use mobile device for tasks only use mobile device for tasks only use mobile device for essential Communications delete essential Communications delete essential Communications delete necessary apps I've done that no social necessary apps I've done that no social necessary apps I've done that no social media anyway someone else runs that media anyway someone else runs that media anyway someone else runs that right block my email block Safari I got right block my email block Safari I got right block my email block Safari I got no Safari or Chrome you know can't no Safari or Chrome you know can't no Safari or Chrome you know can't access it so that's been really helpful access it so that's been really helpful access it so that's been really helpful as well so when I come up to a traffic as well so when I come up to a traffic as well so when I come up to a traffic light you know when you usually like light you know when you usually like light you know when you usually like check your phone you know what I do pick check your phone you know what I do pick check your phone you know what I do pick my nose like in the good old days my nose like in the good old days my nose like in the good old days regular intense exercise drop in regular intense exercise drop in regular intense exercise drop in adoration or take a holy hour if you can adoration or take a holy hour if you can adoration or take a holy hour if you can uh no major material purchases and a uh no major material purchases and a uh no major material purchases and a full night sleep is essential at least 7 full night sleep is essential at least 7 full night sleep is essential at least 7 hours it was funny I said this to my hours it was funny I said this to my hours it was funny I said this to my wife the other day here's all the stuff
03:00wife the other day here's all the stuff wife the other day here's all the stuff I'm kind of giving up and taking on do I'm kind of giving up and taking on do I'm kind of giving up and taking on do you want to do some of this cuz Philip's you want to do some of this cuz Philip's you want to do some of this cuz Philip's fast is coming up which is kind of like fast is coming up which is kind of like fast is coming up which is kind of like the Advent in the East I'm like maybe the Advent in the East I'm like maybe the Advent in the East I'm like maybe you should give up some of these things you should give up some of these things you should give up some of these things take on some of these things and she's take on some of these things and she's take on some of these things and she's like a full night's sleep I I want to like a full night's sleep I I want to like a full night's sleep I I want to take on that one so doesn't count so take on that one so doesn't count so take on that one so doesn't count so that's what I've been doing and it's that's what I've been doing and it's that's what I've been doing and it's been absolutely amazing you know when been absolutely amazing you know when been absolutely amazing you know when you look at these things you got to give you look at these things you got to give you look at these things you got to give up and take on really in the grand up and take on really in the grand up and take on really in the grand scheme of things they're not a big deal scheme of things they're not a big deal scheme of things they're not a big deal but as I said earlier like so many of us but as I said earlier like so many of us but as I said earlier like so many of us have become so accustomed to our little have become so accustomed to our little have become so accustomed to our little attachments and our little pleasures attachments and our little pleasures attachments and our little pleasures that they're very difficult to give up that they're very difficult to give up that they're very difficult to give up they take up so much time so much they take up so much time so much they take up so much time so much bandwidth by giving these things up bandwidth by giving these things up bandwidth by giving these things up taking some things on that we'd rather taking some things on that we'd rather taking some things on that we'd rather not take on I think it frees us right to not take on I think it frees us right to not take on I think it frees us right to to to be better in our state of life you to to be better in our state of life you to to be better in our state of life you know to love my wife to love my kids and know to love my wife to love my kids and know to love my wife to love my kids and also to love our Lord like one of the also to love our Lord like one of the also to love our Lord like one of the things you got to take on is you know things you got to take on is you know things you got to take on is you know daily Rosary I do a rosary or a chalky daily Rosary I do a rosary or a chalky daily Rosary I do a rosary or a chalky depending on the day um but these are depending on the day um but these are depending on the day um but these are sort of things I I kind of take on and sort of things I I kind of take on and sort of things I I kind of take on and visit the Blessed Sacrament and it's visit the Blessed Sacrament and it's visit the Blessed Sacrament and it's been really really great and I'd highly been really really great and I'd highly been really really great and I'd highly recommend it if you're a dude it's just recommend it if you're a dude it's just recommend it if you're a dude it's just for dudes by the way sorry I don't know for dudes by the way sorry I don't know for dudes by the way sorry I don't know if you're a woman not a women's one you if you're a woman not a women's one you if you're a woman not a women's one you could do it I guess as a woman but the could do it I guess as a woman but the
04:00could do it I guess as a woman but the kind of meditations apply to men so it'd kind of meditations apply to men so it'd kind of meditations apply to men so it'd be kind of weird but if you're a woman be kind of weird but if you're a woman be kind of weird but if you're a woman you should probably want men around you you should probably want men around you you should probably want men around you to be holy right so tell them about this to be holy right so tell them about this to be holy right so tell them about this you should do this the cool thing about you should do this the cool thing about you should do this the cool thing about Exodus 90 is you don't do it in Exodus 90 is you don't do it in Exodus 90 is you don't do it in isolation you're supposed to find a isolation you're supposed to find a isolation you're supposed to find a small group of men to do it with uh so small group of men to do it with uh so small group of men to do it with uh so I'm going to be meeting with some men I'm going to be meeting with some men I'm going to be meeting with some men tonight uh who are doing Exodus 90 um we tonight uh who are doing Exodus 90 um we tonight uh who are doing Exodus 90 um we kind of get together we pray we keep kind of get together we pray we keep kind of get together we pray we keep keep each other accountable we text each keep each other accountable we text each keep each other accountable we text each other we encourage each other we read other we encourage each other we read other we encourage each other we read the daily meditations and we text each the daily meditations and we text each the daily meditations and we text each other about those and it's been really other about those and it's been really other about those and it's been really wonderful I'll put a link in the show wonderful I'll put a link in the show wonderful I'll put a link in the show notes if you want to join this um I'm notes if you want to join this um I'm notes if you want to join this um I'm also o doing a little wait list uh the also o doing a little wait list uh the also o doing a little wait list uh the guys at Exodus 90 contacted me and guys at Exodus 90 contacted me and guys at Exodus 90 contacted me and they've created a little page for me and they've created a little page for me and they've created a little page for me and so if you want to join the wait list for so if you want to join the wait list for so if you want to join the wait list for the beginning of January we're going to the beginning of January we're going to the beginning of January we're going to have a whole bunch of men begin to do it have a whole bunch of men begin to do it have a whole bunch of men begin to do it then for the new year and it'll end on then for the new year and it'll end on then for the new year and it'll end on Easter Sunday so maybe you're like me Easter Sunday so maybe you're like me Easter Sunday so maybe you're like me you're like I don't care just want to you're like I don't care just want to you're like I don't care just want to jump into it right now do it uh but if jump into it right now do it uh but if jump into it right now do it uh but if you want to wait to go to January and do you want to wait to go to January and do you want to wait to go to January and do it with a whole group of men and end it with a whole group of men and end it with a whole group of men and end Easter Sunday click this link uh it'll Easter Sunday click this link uh it'll Easter Sunday click this link uh it'll take you to this page you can put your take you to this page you can put your take you to this page you can put your email address and stuff and you'll get email address and stuff and you'll get email address and stuff and you'll get some free videos from me just kind of some free videos from me just kind of some free videos from me just kind of motiv motivating you on how to do this
05:00motiv motivating you on how to do this motiv motivating you on how to do this uh yeah mate that's it it's all I got to uh yeah mate that's it it's all I got to uh yeah mate that's it it's all I got to say keep it real I'm Matt frad and you say keep it real I'm Matt frad and you say keep it real I'm Matt frad and you should subscribe to this channel because should subscribe to this channel because should subscribe to this channel because we're having weekly videos coming out we're having weekly videos coming out we're having weekly videos coming out now from the Matt Fred show and then now from the Matt Fred show and then now from the Matt Fred show and then just me sitting awkwardly with bad hair just me sitting awkwardly with bad hair just me sitting awkwardly with bad hair chatting into a webcam you know can't chatting into a webcam you know can't chatting into a webcam you know can't put a price on put a price on put a price on that it can it's free there's no price