Growth happens outside of your comfort zone
The truth of social sabbatical is having 4 weeks of fun with people? Being honest: being in such a close constellation always means you will see your struggles you are working on your whole live. In Social Sabbatcial after the pandemic it feels more than intense being with a small group of new people for 4 weeks and it is really worth on having a look on this.
For me stepping out of comfort zones: I am afraid of hights, especially if there is no propper or a transparent ground. I need to trust, that nothing can happen.
Coming back to the comparison in life: Everyone of us needs from time to time some moments to step back and recapture on what is happening or taking some metime to process all the experiences. Growth happens only outside of our comfort zones. So we have to inhale move one step forward and exhale, inhale and doing the next step… Like me stepping on the balocony of Iguazú Brazil looking down to now ground.People are really looking for new experiences and changing the world. But this does not happen, if all of us stay in our joggers on our couch and wait for it to happen.
We have to move into the world, work with new people and in new countries, to gather the experiences we need to move on. This means there can be times, when need to build trust in people and the future, that it will work out or move to a new area to have new inspirations and impressions. Although it was supposed to rain the whole weekend we were going to the Iguazú falls to create memories that last.
The Iguazú waterfalls are one of the seven world wonders and show impressively what power nature has. You have to walk to it, to be in the middle of the falls, this is where you are really getting wet, it is windy and many people are there trying to get the best spot to take pictures. I highly recommend to stop for a while and just watch the miracles of nature. e.g. little rainbows appearing. Being out of comfort zone puts us on pressure. But we should never forget to take care of ourselves and to be mindful on our thoughts in these moments. Usually our mind tries to push us back, telling us, we are not capable of doing this. But this is wrong. We can achieve almost everything. Even I was walking over the “bridge without a proper ground”
For sure being with people cheering for you while you are out of your comfort zone is most important. So look out for your tribe and let them cheer for you. Share if you are feeling uncomfortable, that people know when to support you. Because it is worth to step out of comfort zones to create big memories or growth!
