Comfort is in the eye of the beholder

Are you comfortable where you are? You should be. And yet, you shouldn’t be. The argument for “You should be” – ”There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” ~ Jane Austen There are certainly times you should be comfortable. You should strive to have some comfort in the home that you have provided and with the family you have. You should be somewhat comfortable with your place in life and you direction. Please don’t take the rest of this email as NEVER being comfortable with where you are or who you are. But do understand that life begins on the outer edge of your comfort zone. If you are living your life too comfortably, you’re probably missing out on something. The argument for “You shouldn’t be” - “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. You should develop a little bit of an edge to get beyond what you know. Meet new people, try new things. Challenge yourself on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. Do you know what you are capable of? I hope I don’t yet know what I’m capable of. If you have children they probably amaze you from time to time. I mean really make you sit back and go “how the heck did they know that?” We get too caught up in the old saying ‘can’t teach old dogs new tricks.’ I think you can teach anyone anything at anytime. Given the right amount of effort, time and tools. Don’t ask me how, but this is how my dog sleeps. He looks so ridiculously uncomfortable like this, but every night…..there he is, on his back and all twisted up. Who am I to tell him to roll over and curl up like every other dog. Like you, he gets to choose what comfortable is. Apparently for him comfort is whatever the heck he’s doing in this picture. Rock climbing sure doesn’t look comfortable to me, but a lot of people love it. When I tell people I do Ju Jitsu they look at me like I’m crazy and the truth is that grappling is one of the places I feel most comfortable, also where I feel the most challenged. Ultimately who cares what anyone else thinks of your comfort and your challenges. Just get out there and do it! “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. You should develop a little bit of an edge to get beyond what you know. Meet new people, try new things. Challenge yourself on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. Do you know what you are capable of? I hope I don’t yet know what I’m capable of. If you have children they probably amaze you from time to time. I mean really make you sit back and go “how the heck did they know that?” We get too caught up in the old saying ‘can’t teach old dogs new tricks.’ I think you can teach anyone anything at anytime. Given the right amount of effort, time and tools.