How to know yourself-7: Comfort Zone

Today, the question is not directly about comfort zone but I thought, this title makes more sense. Questions are those:

• How comfortable are you with values that are different than what you hold?
• What activity are you interested in but haven’t tried yet? Why didn’t you try?

We are living in a society with different people. In some places, of course, there are common sense and values that you need/feel to follow. In other places, there are values that are completely different than yours. So, how do you feel about them? Are you judging, feeling bad about it or are you accepting it?

As a person who lived in different cities, and countries; I had a good opportunity to meet different people, involved in different environments. I see it as luck that I could leave my world and enrich my mind but this is a personal choice. Would you leave your comfort zone and accept the environment as it is? The only thing you need to know is that there is a huge world out of your comfort zone.

To judge, and avoid differences is a survivial reaction. It is normal but why not give it a try? In my opinion, it is not possible to know if your values are correct ones without seeing, understanding the others. Of course, you cannot try everything, and leaving your comfort zone is not always a safe choice but it is important to think about it.

Regarding the second question, it is an easier one. What do you want to do and why haven’t you done it? It is beneficial to think about it. What is the obstacle? Sometimes, it is money, health, or other things that you cannot change immediately. Sometimes, it is just not the prioritization.

My experience says, it is mostly none of them but laziness or unrealistic interests. This is the exact reason why you should think about it and find out what keeps you away from doing it. So that, you can see if it is a doable thing or not; if it is important or not; if you want it or not.

Today’s summary:

Leave your comfort zone to discover yourself more and be open to the differences around you.

Leave your comfort zone to do things you postpone for some reason. If you do not think that it is doable, just forget it. Don’t keep it in your mind as a thing to do.