Uncomfortable

I wonder....

What if we were given the opportunity to have something really great, but we had to endure some sort of struggle, conflict or uncomfortable circumstance in order to get to the 'reward' that awaits us?

Let's use a simple example of what I'm saying to illustrate my point.

What if life were completely comfortable.  Some days were better than others, but nothing less than ordinary nor unexpected.  For the most part, you have no complaints... and have a great deal to be thankful for.

Then, all of a sudden...  someone tells you that being comfortable doesn't always equate to true happiness and that there's something really great ahead.  Now that something great can be anything you want to imagine it to be.  Maybe it's self-identification... or maybe  a goal you've been waiting to obtain.... or even someone that will treat you the way that you've always wanted to be treated.

The catch?

You're going to be uncomfortable for a while.

Why?

Because in order to appreciate the reward that lies ahead, you're going to have to go through some struggle or uncomfortability. 

Would you opt to stay in a comfortable situation to avoid the vulnerability and transformation that comes with situations that are uncomfortable?

Would you choose to refuse the opportunity to have something great, at the cost of a fragment of your time being spent 'suffering'?


Comfortability is such a delicate subject.  We are creatures of habit. People of routine. We depend on stability to drive satisfaction. When the reality is, what if something greater lies ahead?

We become stuck in between a rock and a hardplace, resisting the grips of fate that are, perhaps pulling us in the direction of something greater for the familiarity of that which is comfortable.

I think if we were all honest with eachother for a second, we could agree that the majority of the time, the things for which we are most thankful -only occurred through a time of change that perhaps, we even fought.

My point is-

for those of you enduring a 'turning point' in your life - hang in there.

The best is yet to come.  No matter how uncomfortable things are in this moment .... we must remember that it is just that... a 'moment' in time.  A small piece of our lives that is necessary to mold us into the person we are supposed to be for the next chapter in our lives.

I know in my own life, that if it weren't for some of the bruises, scars and badges of honor from my past - I would take a great deal of what I have for granted. 

So, I challenge you this week to 'own' your attitude.  Every day we have the opportunity to start fresh.  To break free from the chains that bind us to comfortability and relish in the exposure that being uncomfortable brings....  because if you surrender to the fight, too early in the game....

you just might lose out on something even greater than you can imagine.