This is a reminder of how it is possible to use social media in a positive way. 

In the beginning of April Elmira Yamansarova and I became friends on Facebook after meeting each other in one of Tony Robbins communities. 

Elmira is from Russia but has lived in Norway for 20 years and she felt inspired to go ice bathing but needed a gentle push...so she wrote to me the day before she planned to go in and we shared some thoughts on messenger.  

I have shared my experience with cold showers and ice baths on social media for several years and I love to be able to inspire and share the knowledge of the health benefits of cold water. 

It boosts your immune system, is good for circulation, reduces stress and gives you a natural high! It makes you happy and it brings new friends into your life.

Elmira and I follow each other and it has made me so happy to see her going into the cold water in Horten. I am looking forward to visiting her and taste her Russian cooking! 

In June she sent me this message : God morgen Trine takket deg begynte jeg å bade i kaldt vann jeg også inviterte flere russisktalende mennesker til å bade med meg i Horten (via fb) Nå bader vi sammen hver søndag, og er blitt gode venner. De takker meg for at jeg fikk dem til å isbade, mens jeg takker deg du kastet en stein i vannet som fikk mange gode ringer/bølger. Vi er mange flere noen ganger men jeg har flest videoer og ikke bilder. Tusen hjertelig takk Ha en strålende fantastisk dag

English: Good morning Trine. Thanks to you I started swimming in cold water. I have invited several russian friends to go with me in Horten ( via fb) . We swim together every Sunday and have become good friends. They are thankful to me for introducing them to ice baths while I am thankful to you. You threw a rock in the water and it made ripples. Sometimes we are a big crowd! Thank you so much. Have a wonderful day. 

I almost started crying! It is so very powerful to be able to bring positivity and happiness to other people! When you can be anything, be kind! Bring the good stuff, aim to inspire, lift people up! Use social media in a conscious way. It is a technology that can make people you know and don't know happy!. 

I would love to know if you started something positive because of Facebook!