Japanese Maple Pod
Found item on my walk. These colors! <3
Today I was walking and pondering and as I was doing so, began to approach the globe that is my own fear of discomfort. Not necessarily the discomforts that are placed upon me by factors outside my control (although those are difficult as well, but feel less avoidable), but pushing myself to do uncomfortable things based on my own perceived desires and goals. I came to the realization that this is, in part, how we have become stagnant as a society. We’re sold the idea of comfort, of that being an ideal state of achievement. We’re constantly chasing and giving way to brief states of comfort. I don’t know that it is comfort that will ultimately bring me a sense of lasting peace and fulfillment. I want to push myself into being uncomfortable more. So my question for myself today, and each day going forward is ‘how am I getting uncomfortable?’. Not by imposition but by choice. How are you getting uncomfortable today?