Lure of the Comfort Zone :)

[bagger015]

Are you being seduced by the lure of the comfort zone?

Comfort zones, are like
the warmth of the your house, as a blizzard rages outside.
And yet, a comfort zone is also like:
resisting the new, in the face of change,
and not doing, because you do not know how.

The average person, when he feels the storm
swirling outside his comfort zone,
rushes back inside where it's nice and warm.

One who is on the spiritual path knows that,
they have the courage and guidance to step away
from the familiar and comfortable,
and to face the unknown with no guarantees of success.

It is this ability to "boldly go where no person has gone before"
that distinguishes the spiritually aware person,
the person who trusts God,
from the average person.

Are you cold today?
Leave the warmth anyway!

Anonymous

[caressa]

"When coasting in our comfort zones, we don't grow. We continue to do more of the same.... Maintaining a comfort zone can, paradoxically, lead to discomfort in the long run. If by being comfortable we avoid important life issues, internal tension accumulates.... Eventually, as both internal and external pressures for change persist, the ‘comfort zone’ ceases to serve us."

-- Eric Allenbaugh

Today's reading talk of this zone. I was told if it feels comfortable, it means it needs to be changed.

I did a search and found this old post. A good reminder and worth a reread.

I don't always utilize the search engine on the site enough. Perhaps if we used it more, we could bring up some good older messages that are worth consideration and perusal again.

[BW]

Great reminder... Thanx

[Lin]

Good to hear from you, bagger! This was good stuff! Drop in any time!
LIN