Discomfort on Purpose
Get uncomfortable if you want anything in life. Think about it. Think of something you have been wanting to do and haven’t yet.
Why haven’t you done it?
...Because you will feel nervous, fearful, embarrassed, anxious, humiliated...basically you will feel uncomfortable. But, how are you feeling now not doing it? Maybe part of you feel safe and comfortable...but, is there a part of you that feels insecure, ashamed, not good enough, regret, incapable, nervous, afraid...what else?
See, both sides of your goal include discomfort. You don’t feel that great now sitting with regret and insecurity and believing you are not capable or not good enough but yet you are willing to feel all of that in order to stay exactly where you are. Why not embrace the fear, anxiety, embarrassment and everything else and get closer to you goal? You are going to feel uncomfortable either way.
If you want to grow, if you want to improve your life, if you want to achieve your goals you have to be willing to feel uncomfortable a lot of the time.
Change is hard, you will fight it every step of the way. It is what most humans do. You are normal.
You will try to stay safe, right where you are, because it is what you know. But, you have to get out of your comfort zone if you want to see change in your life.
It is important to understand why you are so scared of an emotion. So, why are we so scared to be uncomfortable? To feel nervous, embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated, anxious, stressed?
It is just a vibration in our body. That is all an emotion is. You feel your heart race, your face warm, your stomach turn, your breath pant, your body shake...so what? None of that will kill you. None of it. It is literally just a vibration moving through your body. Try thinking of it this way, see if it calms your nerves. It definitely works for me. I allow these vibrations. I allow for nervousness and anxiety and overwhelm to fill my chest and warm my body. When I allow it and stop fighting it, I step into my discomfort and it’s not so scary anymore. It is still there, but so much more manageable.
So I encourage you. Be willing to feel uncomfortable in a different way than you already are, step into the discomfort that takes you closer to your goals rather than keep you stagnant.
So, yeah...discomfort on Purpose. It’s a thing. You should do it.
Talk soon, I’m off to embrace some discomfort,
Emily Elizabeth