Blog 9: Stop Shrinking to Fit Places You’ve Outgrown

Human evolution does not occur at the same rate or under the same conditions as one another. The interpretations or meanings that people give to particular situations or occurrences vary from person to person, just like life experiences do. What is comfortable is what we cling to. Because we cling so tenaciously, we merge with it. Then we find ways to anesthetize the pain and discomfort.  We feel a sense of ownership over both it and ourselves, even if it no longer makes us grow. Comfortability has a hold on us. The thing about comfort is that it convinces us anything outside of it is too foreign to accept. There is no room for anything outside of it. Anything outside of it is beyond our comprehension. Our bodies and our minds are aware that growth requires moving beyond familiar boundaries. If the things we belong to no longer serve our growth and we still force ourselves to stay, then we have forced ourselves to shrink. We have forced ourselves to fit into places that our roots have grown past. It’s okay to evolve, expand, grow out of the things that no longer suit you. Don’t shrink yourself just because you’re comfortable.