58. Make Yourself Uncomfortable To Drive Change
Comfort are hardly talked about. Well, sure they’re talked about, but think about it. At any given moment, you can make the decision as to whether or not you’re comfortable or uncomfortable, in lots of different ways. And arguably there’s a scale of comfort to discomfort. Does it correlate with anything? Perhaps a vibration? Personally, I don’t think so. To say you’re uncomfortable and that you therefore are are at a low vibration seems to be over simplifying the matter. But what if the comfort of comfort is more complicated?
Say for example you’re living an inauthentic lifestyle. Something which. you are arguably uncomfortable with, but are simultaneously comfortable? How can this be? I believe that we get used to situations and therefore deem them “comfortable’ due to their familiarity, or other factors. And when we decide to change, this process is inherently uncomfortable. However we are ultimately moving into a period of comfort. It seems like this scale is sliding all of the time, and there’s a requirement (reasonably) for discomfort in order to get to comfort.
It’s safe to say that being “comfortable” has its positive connotations. After all, we would like to live a “comfortable” lifestyle. But what if we get too comfortable? Does that mean we aren’t pushing ourselves? Facing our fears? Learning, evolving and growing? Likely so.
When we’re living day to day, it’s important to push ourselves to be uncomfortable sometimes. But how do we motivate ourselves to do that? It can be scary to take a “risk” and take ourselves out of our comfort zone. The most important thing to remember is that we may be uncomfortable, but not consciously aware of it. However, it’s often times affecting our subconscious or our higher self. This part of our energetic body truly wants us to change and is virtually uncomfortable, but our conscious self is overriding this decision.
I would strongly recommend moments of meditation in order to find balance/point of center in order to “check in” with ourselves. Perhaps we’ve been doing small things all day adding to this discomfort, and the way to break the loop is to do something particularly uncomfortable, circling back to a better sense of comfort overall. It’s almost like how conceptually things need to get worse before they can get better comes true.
I think that if we can conceptualize this idea and make an effort each day to do something uncomfortable, we will naturally break free in this process. What can you do at any given moment to (safely) make yourself feel uncomfortable? It’s likely something incredibly simple. Perhaps it’s something that our body “needs” such as relaxation, food or water. It can be uncomfortable to break a loop of being in unhealthy habits, or distracting ourselves. But ultimately, we must acknowledge that it’s not leading us to our goals, dreams and desires.
It’s challenging to retrain ourselves to think this way. We’re incredibly caught up in a “now” culture, where we’re victim to the demands and expectations of others. But standing up for yourself and insisting time to reprioritize is so important. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had the intuitive feeling to do something, which didn’t entirely make sense at the time. I ultimately did it, and there was a true reason. We don’t always have the answers at any given moment, and it’s sometimes hard to see the future. Having trust in ourselves and our intuition is so important for so many reasons.
When doing something which makes you uncomfortable feels overwhelming, know that energy is always shifting and changing, and that this pain or discomfort won’t last. Whatever it is is likely becoming a detriment to you, and it will ultimately give you more relief to remove it or transmute it.
Continue finding ways to make yourself uncomfortable, even if it’s just slightly. And know that this discomfort shouldn’t come from a societal expectation, or a rigid system. It should be incredibly authentic and in the highest of all good. Remember that it often times starts with yourself, and taking care of yourself. Start small and see how even small steps ultimately change and evolve your life. Although I know it may feel like pressure to some, at times I consider that every little thing I do has a constructive reason and effect. Often times that ultimately motivates me and pushes me forward.
