"Feel the fear and do it anyway."
Dr. Susan Jeffers
It is wise for one to be able to discern the difference between our body detecting a fearful situation with risk involved, and our ego throwing up barriers preventing our departure from comfort zones. Indeed we must be aware for safety's sake, but we must be careful to not miss creative experiences.
We learn more out side of our comfort zones. There is such a thing as getting too comfortable and settling in to just our own opinions and perspectives. Then we run the risk of becoming rigid and defensive impairing both our selves as well as others.
When we muster up the courage to step through our personal fear while silencing our ego, we can find a land of opportunity. We can be an explorer and discover new ways of navigating through life. Our minds will thrive with new information and we grow bold enough to express a new version of our selves ... polished and pruned.
Exposure to new ways of doing things can be liberating or validating what we already hold true. Once we allow our theories to be challenged, we feel a new strength rather than the crush of fear. The ego uses fear to keep us small, redundant and stale. It is difficult to leave our perfect nest, risking change. And yet, we are called over and over to break out of our routine, to discover anew.
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