Comfort Zone
๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ. - ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ
๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ. - ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ
When we are in our comfort zone, we feel secure, familiar, and in control.
It's a place where we can operate without taking risks, facing challenges, or experiencing the anxiety that comes with the unknown.
In this sweet spot, we find solace in our routines, habits, and predictable outcomes.
However, the comfort zone is a double-edged sword that does the following to us:
๐It shields us from failure, but also caps our success.
๐It protects us from disappointments but also deprives us of the joy of pushing beyond our limits and the fulfilment that it brings.
๐Comfort denies us of significance
The comfort zone is sweet but also poisonous. It is enticing but at the same time entrapping.
For those who want to live a life of meaning and significance, beware of the comfort trap.
Remember the fire that brought you to where you are. You can either rekindle it or catch new fire.
This is a wake-up call to me first, and to those who care about finding fulfilment and leaving lasting legacies.
When we have to choose between comfort and significance, may we always choose significance even though the journey might be uncomfortable.
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