Morning readers,
How often do we engage in activities that make us feel uncomfortable?
How often do we deliberately avoid activities because they make us feel uncomfortable?
As children, our parents constantly made us do things that made us uncomfortable in order for us to expand and yet the moment we are left to our own decisions, many of us shrink away from participating in activities that force us to grow.
Could you imagine if a parent didn't ever cut their child's hair or give them a bath because they always cried out of the discomfort and the parents wanted to safeguard the child's comfort?
Why are we then so negligent when it comes to facing our own discomfort?
Just under a week ago, I was sat in the dentists chair with a bib on drooling while holding my mouth open wide and it dawned on me that so many people never go to the dentist because of the fear of this discomfort. Yet these same people are able to overcome discomfort on a daily basis when it comes to things like not eating as soon as they feel hungry or not sleeping as soon as they get tired.
Everyone hears sayings like "no pain, no gain" often enough, but the sad reality is that so few try to implement this monumental and yet so simple rule of growth and development.
I will leave you with a quote that I find particularly useful on this subject:
Everything you have ever wanted is one step outside your comfort zone.
I hope that you have found reading this uncomfortable :-)
I will hopefully be back in the next week or so with a new post.
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