Being Uncomfortable

I’ve gone through my life largely avoiding–or dreading–change.  In fact, I have actually worked harder to preserve unhappy situations than I might have if I’d faced my fear and allowed myself to go through the discomfort of change in favor of possibly improving my circumstances. A pair of gifted teachers I admire put forth ideas on comfort and learning.  Here is what I took away from the lesson: Our comfort zone is a happy place. Outside of our comfort zone is where learning takes place. I’ve grossly oversimplified the message, but this is the essence of what I think is important today about being uncomfortable. In the act of  resisting change, my mind is closed to possibility. I’m like that. Only when it seems I have no choice...