Your current comfort zone has served you, but it represents behaviors and patterns from your past.

None of us are born with a manual that outlines precise guidelines for actions and attitudes that will help us get by in life. We all form a set of habits and routines that help us cope with the plethora of complications that face humanity, and their consistency reassures us that life is going as it should. Transformations might be uncomfortable, yet we learn and gain so much from them. Any initial discomfort we feel while stepping outside of our comfort zones gradually goes away as we learn to embrace change and realize that a little difficulty now is a modest price to pay for our soul's progress.

In your life there once was a purpose for your current comfort zone. It is an example of the actions and mental processes that gave you the strength to overcome difficulties in the past. Right now, this comfort zone does not help you grow in a way you may want. Any form of personal growth can help you make the bigger leaps of faith that will eventually enable you to better define your mission. At your leisure, make your way outward, and try not to allow your discomfort to weaken your will. You will have matured as each well-deserved victory comes and goes, and your comfort zone will have enlarged to fit this new you.

Whether your comfort zone is living at home with your parents, being too shy to socialize, or not realizing your spirit self, start small and you will find that stepping outside of your current, limited comfort zone is not as stressful as you may have thought. And the satisfaction you derive from pushing yourself in this way will always surpass your discomfort. You will discover that you are able to bring about change and manage the new difficulties that come with it as you keep pushing the boundaries of your comfort zone to include new concepts, pursuits, objectives, and experiences.

Dedicated to RAO



Jeanne Clark, RN, MSN, NC-BC

The Emerald Door

8 Elm Street

Huntington, NY 11743