What happens when your Bubble Bursts?

As the start of my new adventure began approaching, a deep mixed feeling of excitement and doubt filled my mind.

What was this doubt about ?

This doubt was fuelled by my desire to stay in my own bubble.

I am a homebody… I love my bubble.

To me, my bubble is the best place in the world.

In my bubble, there is:

My loved ones

The comfort of home

The joy of the familiar

This doubt was fuelled by me not wanting my bubble to burst.

The experience was going to take me out of everything in my bubble.

It did not help that me and change are not best of friends… The reason why I order the same thing from Busaba each time.

Thoughts of cancelling started creeping up… Do I really need to go? Surely I don’t have to go through with this?

Is your comfort zone really comfortable?

As I got to Singapore (stop one)… I realised maybe one of the reasons for this adventure is to stretch myself by stepping out of my comfort zone.

Eating at Lau Pa Sat and walking through Clarke Quay, I started getting inspired and appreciating the ‘new’… appreciating this dreadful change.

(Now, my bubble will always be my favourite place… one I am thinking of running back to soonest. As I sat near the Singapore River, I still cried as I thought about the 11 people dearest to me being miles away *hides face*).

However, I have realised that sometimes we need to be forced to go through with change.

Change is not easy but as it starts to happen, we can begin to see the beauty that can come out of it.

This time, my bubble needs to burst, I need to step out of my comfort zone to…

… experience new cultures

… get inspired with new ideas

… impact people beyond my bubble

What is stopping you from stepping out of your comfort zone?

What is keeping you from diving into new opportunities?

Is it fear of change? Fear of failure? Doubt?

What is your bubble? What do you do when it bursts?