Hi from a place called comfortable
knowing that I need to
refresh my irritation
by stepping into a place
called UNCOMFORTABLE.
We all like our comfort Zones.
We all need them to relax
sustain ourselves
develop resilience
BUT
'Comfortable' is a dangerous place to 'be'.
'Uncomfortable is a great place to 'become’.
We will enter into *UNCOMFORTABLE*
if we stay safe::
Socially - always staying with similar people like ourselves.
Risk - we fail to take any risks - even for own development.
Security - we seek security rather than freedom.
Change - we resist it and not be aware because ‘comfortable'
numbs awareness..
We can just keep repeating what we have always done.
Ask yourself - is this YOU?
100% you?
or another/lesser % ?
What % ?
A list I made where we can take the road MOST travelled::
PHYSICALLY
FEELINGS
LANGUAGE
RELIGEONS
CONFLICT
SELF-REVELATION
SHRINKING THE WORLD WE MOVE IN
Are you happy where you are?
(The question is NOT about geography)
When I ask this question to people
there is a pause -
then there is a reflection
usually expressing
dissatisfaction
disappointment
regret
“….if only I had ….."
Being SAFE sounds good
but we can be padlocked in
NOT sharing our real self with others
SO the Safe becomes big
combination locked SAFE
with the entry only accessible by you.
Protected
Unknown
Secure
Risk-free
Boring ……..
"Vulnerability sounds like truth
& feels like courage.
Truth and courage aren't always comfortable
but they are never weakness."
Brene Brown.
- Comfort is overrated. It doesn’t lead to happiness.
- It makes us lazy—and forgetful.
- It often leads to self-absorption, boredom, and discontent.
- Discomfort is a catalyst for growth.
- It makes us yearn for something more.
- It forces us to change, stretch, and adapt.
- Discomfort is a sign we’re making progress.
- You’ve heard the expression, “no pain, no gain.” It’s true!
- When you push yourself to grow, you will experience discomfort.
A square peg
and
my peg
does not
reside
in a hole
called
comfortable
Some few years ago
I was driving home from a gig.
It was a team of professionals
from a large International company
based in the City of London.
I had been facilitating them
and I had left them stretched with
my adrenaline gushing too.
I stayed buzzing as I followed a satellite
down the UK M1 motorway.
I tucked a paper pad between my seated self
and
WITHOUT TAKING MY EYES OFF THE ROAD
I wrote blind onto this pad as I travelled home.
Once home I had the following text to translate …..
Growth
does not reside
in a place called
comfortable
Human Development
does not reside
in a place called
certainty
Wholeness
does not reside
in a place called
self
Freedom
does not reside
in a place called
Security
I can’t give you advice.
I never give advice.
I have now right to
from my pace called imperfection.
BUT
If you consider change
If you decide to change
STEP into a place where you have feelings -
These are signals for growth.
These feelings are messages that you are on the way
‘The road less travelled’
'Comfortable' is a dangerous place to 'be'.
'Uncomfortable is a great place to 'become'.
Don’t die with your security intact.
Growth does not reside
in a place called comfortable.
