Comfort zones
We all live and interact within our comfort zones. The scope of our personal zones can certainly change and shift with experience. Our comfort zone is the space where we feel at our best.
Some people’s comfort zone includes a fair amount of risk taking and change; others’ comfort zones feature risk and change aversion. For some, comfort is continuous curiosity, discovery, and learning. For others, it’s continuous affirmation for they already think, feel, know, and do.
The important thing in all this is remembering that people do what they do typically because it’s within the comfort zone of their beliefs, values, and identity.
August 23rd, 2005 02:36
I think I’m in a constant battle with my comfort zone, to the point where it feels like I’m in a balloon trying to stretch it out. I want to be more than who I am…well, let’s put it in the context of this post: I want to expand my comfort zone. There people outside of its boundries yelling, “Come on in! The water’s fine!” all the while, I’m testing the unknown with my toes. Sometimes I’m brave enough take entire steps and it’s very satisfying! As I grow older, more comfortable with myself, I envision taking leaps.