Comfort and Security
Writing by bwerner on Monday, 19 of May , 2008 at 4:02 pm
Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.
– Anonymous
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Comfort and Security:
It’s something that we all attempt to provide a sense of knowing - a feeling of safety. Familiarity brings with it a certain sense of control, a safe space where our fear of the unacknowledged is less domineering.
Comfort has its downside however. Have you ever stuck in a situation that was familiar, although you knew it wasn’t making you authentically happy? Have you ever thought of trying something, only to stop yourself without accepting a risk? Our attachment to comfortableness can be costly. It can cause us to resist change, which is necessary for growth.
One of life’s greatest lessons is learning to know comfort through constant change.
In order to attain a sense of peace and still reach our fullest potential, we must seek comfort through developing higher levels of trust and faith. When we can find comfort even in times of upheaval and change it is a sign of tremendous spiritual growth.
Reflect on comfort zones and what they mean to you in your life. Have you limited yourself by staying in familiar situations/conditions? How has this effected your level of joy, self-confidence, sense of purpose? What are some ways you can build the faith necessary to make changes and/or take chances?
Changing Habits to Improve your Personal Life
Habits, oh those nasty habits. Habits are developed from training, influences, observation, and practice. We develop many habits throughout our life, which some are good and others are bad. Good habits we can keep, but if one wants to improve their life the bad habits has to take a hike.
Getting rid of bad habits however is not easy, especially if an addiction is involved. For this reason, we can take a few steps to learning how you can change your habits.
Making excuses:
People wander through life making excuses. Anytime a person sees something complicated, they will often make excuses why they cannot deal with the problem. “This is just the way I am.” This is a common problem in the world, which we’ve all heard billions of times. If you are out to improve your life however, you need to say, “This is something that hinders me from achievement and I have the power to change it.
The first key to success is stop making excuses. Learn how to tell the truth. The truth is the only answer that leads you to improve your personal life. Once you learn to tell the truth, you will need to commit self to learning new behaviors and habits.
You can commit by choosing a new habit.
Today I am going to stop judging others and myself. This is a common mistake people make in the world. They spend time judging others and themselves. This gets them nowhere but in a world of chaos.
Do you think negative? I can’t change this. My life is full of nonsense, I can’t swing it anymore. Why me? Who put a tag on my head, saying persecute me. If you spend your life thinking negative and saying negative connotations, try changing your ways today. For instance, say, I can change something and I am going to. Instead of saying life is full of nonsense, accept it as truth yet move ahead to make your life better. Why me is a common question, which no one knows why, yet we have to accept it, make better decisions and move ahead. If you feel persecuted, ask you what you are doing that makes you feel this way. Do you have friends or family members weighing you down? If so, then kick their butt down the road and make new friends. No one in life is worth you suffering ongoing.
You have the power to make changes, yet you do not have the power to change other people.
When you start to make changes to improve your life, start small. Instead of jumping the gun, take baby steps to success. Too many times people try to change overnight. This only leads to frustration.
When you are working to change your life and habits make sure you seek support and feedback. You do not have to walk the road to success alone. Feedback is found at your library, the Internet, at colleges, and so on. You will find support along these channels as well. Ask someone you trust to support you and give you feedback when needed also.
Search also inside yourself for feedback by meditation, inside yourself you can find a nucleos that’ll give you the strength you need to make changes and improve your life.
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Category: Meditation, Personal Development
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Comment by Pentad
Made Wednesday, 21 of May , 2008 at 1:49 am
Spot on with this post. Kudos.
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