Stuck within our own comfort zone:
Why are we so apt to avoid being uncomfortable? What part of
being uncomfortable makes us so scared?
We are creatures of
habit, we spend our days living within our comfortable bubble that keeps us
content. But what happens when being content is no longer cutting it? Can we
spend our whole lives living at the bare minimum of happiness?
We want to avoid conflict, change and anything else that can
cause any disrupt in our daily numb lives. These things tend to throw a wrench
in our comfort levels, but is that always a bad thing? I think some of our best
moments come from struggles or changes in our lives.
Why? Because it tests us, challenges us, keeps us on our toes.
Which in the end makes us stronger, wiser and more ourselves. We grow and change
in some of the best ways possible. And that’s why I don’t believe in dodging
the universe when it’s sending things my way.
I personally
am more spiritual and believe the universe works around me to make sure I end
up where I need too. But no matter what you believe, there is a greater power maneuvering
us around like little game pieces.
I believe, as cliche as this is, that everything in life
happens for a reason. It’s all a sign. From the broken-down cars, to the jobs
we’re let go from. It all guides us to strive to be a different version of
ourselves. I think it strengthens that inner
goddess in us that we tend to water down and keep covered in fear of
becoming too much or failing when we can’t live up to the ideals of how our goddess
should look.
We all have this inner goddess, or god if any of my male
readers are tuning in, that has so much potential and strength. The goddess in
us is what we are meant to be. Whether that’s a doctor, a humanitarian or in my
case, a traveler and a writer (my dream job of course).
So why don’t we take this leap to become our badass selves? We
see people every day living out our dreams. Do you think everyone who is living
our ideal life sat quietly and didn’t push themselves past their comfort zone?
Nope, they rose to the occasion and followed a different
path. They become the inner goddesses they were meant to be. They didn’t ask “what
if I fail” they asked, “what if I never reach that goal because I didn’t try”. I
know I personally admire so many start up writers who started from literally
nothing to now being idols. AKA, my favorite of all time Rachel Hollis – I am the
fan girl of all fan girls. She is the epitome of someone who stopped ignoring all
the signs the universe sent her and started following the exact path she needed
to become the biggest badass she is today. She holds so much grace and power
that she even writes about in her books. She preaches the idea of stopping the
pity party and starting to follow exactly what you feel is meant for you.
The universe will not introduce a new job, a new city or a
new relationship if it didn’t have a purpose. Keep in mind, I understand some
of these can turn out to be negative BUT they are always lessons learned and have
the possibility to help us grow. So why are always so reluctant to take on these
new adventures?
Because it has the possibility for us to fail. And failure
is the number 1 (don’t actually look that up, it’s possible it’s just my number
1 reason) for not wanting to continue with a new opportunity. No one wants to be
as a failure. But I've come to learn, I have more desire to succeed then I have fear of failing. The good outweighs the bad, in so many ways.
My biggest reasoning to starting this journey and a few
others that are going to lead me to the same place (that’ll stay a little
secret until the date gets closer when I can announce it, stay tuned) is
finally being joyful in my life every single day.
Yes, I have amazing people in my life, and I am genuinely
doing better than so many others, but I am not at my top peak of happiness. I
am just content. Sometimes even sad I chose not to chase my dreams a long time
ago. I always made the excuse of, maybe next year or when I get my debt under
control (hello degree is rec management that will make me poor the rest of my
life). But there comes a time when you wake up and say, nope, now is the time.
If we put off our dreams or wants in life for too long, they become distant
memories of what we wish we could have done instead of goals.
My time is now. I have been communicating my goals and speaking
them into existence. I add a little work each night to make my future a
reality. I take a step in the right direction every day, slowly but surely
molding my life to be exactly what I need it to be to be the best version of myself.
So what are your dreams? I love to hear them and even help support them. Send them my way and remember we are meant for so much more. There will always be people telling us otherwise, but they are just jealous of our fire.
