Getting comfortable being Uncomfortable

Comfort is a very pleasant thing and we all love being comfortable but comfort doesn’t help us grow. It’s very important to learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Being comfortable is not a bad thing but it does hinder our growth. I am pretty sure none of us want to get stuck in life, we all want to grow irrespective of how successful or unsuccessful we are. We all want to be our best and do great in life and for that we got to push ourselves out of our comfort zones. Some of us need a little push but for most of us the push has to be a really hard one. Sometimes on purpose we got to put ourselves in situations which kicks us out of our comfort zone.

Our worst enemy that keeps us within our comfort zone and doesn’t let us grow is our fear.  If we listen to our fear it will tell us things like:

  

                                                                      What if I don’t succeed?                                                                                                                                            What if people laugh at me?                                                                      What if I am not good enough?                                                                                          What if I am not capable enough?

Our fear can fill us with all these stupid “what ifs”.

If our fear is  keeping us from achieving whatever we want to achieve then it's high time we deal with it. Your fear will only obey you so you got to command it to keep quite. Do not let your fear stop you from stepping out of your comfort zone. If we are not uncomfortable that may mean we are not growing so I have learned that being uncomfortable is not that bad after all.

I have personally experienced that every time I got uncomfortable with my life, I always came out better than I was, when that season got over. All the irritations, uncomfortable zones and all my brokenness brought me to a better place than I had ever been. Yes I don’t like being uncomfortable but every time I get uncomfortable and life seems to be weighing me down, I have learned to stay strong knowing that there is something good heading my way. Every single challenge in my life helped me be a better version of myself.

Life is full of challenges and we all know this very well. The only thing we don’t accept is that these challenges will demand us to be uncomfortable. We can choose not to be uncomfortable and just give in or give up because that is the easiest thing to do, or we can choose to accept the challenges and stay uncomfortable which is not easy and will demand a lot of courage.  Well the choice is ours but so are the consequences.

The rule is simple: If we want to grow and make progress in life we got to learn to be uncomfortable or else we can stay comfortable and live in mediocrity. Life happens outside our comfort zone. When we move out of our comfort zone we got to remember that unexpected things are heading our way and so we got to be prepared for all that life throws at us.

I am blessed with a beautiful life but at times I do get uncomfortable with my life, I face real challenges and I struggle to get by. There are times I just feel like giving up but I keep reminding myself that I am heading towards something great and take every uncomfortable situation as a challenge that is going to help me get ahead and grow. I do not want to settle in mediocrity so I am preparing myself for the challenges every moment. There is so much more to life only if we move out of our comfort zone and face challenges instead of running from them.

We experience the real fun of life when we learn to take risks because without risks there isn't much to life. Once we learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable and start taking risk we would crave for the challenges because then we know the importance of challenges for growth and progress.

I have heard that the best things come to those who wait for it but as per my understanding of life the best things come to those who do not run away from the challenges of life but face them irrespective of the difficulties it bring along.

Stay beautiful and keep growing!!!!!

Love Deborah.

Yes I am an introvert and there is nothing wrong with me!

We live in a world of extroverts so if we are not careful the world may make us feel like there is something wrong about being an introvert. I choose to strongly disagree with that. I choose not to agree with the world that do not appreciate the beauty of diversity. 

I have always been an introvert myself but that doesn’t mean I don’t like talking to people or I am too shy. I do talk to people but I am not a small talk person. I like meaningful talks, talks that will enrich me and help me grow. I am not a shy person either and I don’t think introvert people are shy. If being social means talking to people no matter what the talks are about then I definitely would not fit there. I would rather be on my own learning something new, thinking or writing than being in a huge group talking and doing whatever the extroverts do. Yes I know people who love to be in places where there are many people around and I think that's a very good quality as well but there are some of us who love solitude more.

I do appreciate and admire the extroverts. Yes I do believe social skills are important but I also strongly believe that everyone has the freedom to be who they are without having to feel guilty. 

I am in a profession where I get to see many different kinds of pupils (my students) and I seriously love the diversity I get to witness. There are students in my class who always have something or the other to say in every topic and also there are students who have nothing to say in any of the topic. There are some whom I have to push a bit to speak up but there are some who would never speak no matter how hard I push them. I have learned that just because someone does not speak up in the class does not mean that he/she does not have any idea about the things being discussed. The most introvert pupil in my class are sometimes the ones who write the best answers.

Just because someone is an introvert does not mean that person would not be able to do great in life but instead introverts tend to do great in their solitude and some great ideas that has been passed down to us are from some great introverts. Some of the introverts who we appreciate for their contribution towards the society are Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Bill Gates, Emma Watson and many more. Some of these great people have been known to be introverts and some have themselves declared to be introverts. 

Don’t ever underestimate an introvert person for their quite nature because they maybe be timid and quite but at the same time if need be they can be courageous and do what they got to do.

Whether you are an extrovert or an introvert you are equally capable of doing great things in life. The only thing we got be mindful of is to not judge someone just because that someone is not just like us. We are not meant to be all same , if we were all same that would be a really boring world to live in. Let's celebrate the diversity, celebrate us and celebrate others.

Just because someone is a quite person doesn't mean there is something wrong with that person. It's just a part of one's nature.

  If you are happy with your life hats-off to you but if you don't like it then you got to change certain things in your life. Do it now but don't waste your time worrying about the other person who is not just like you!!!

Celebrate life and the diversity. Live Beautiful!!!

Love,

Deborah.