Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

I was lurking on one of my favorite blogs the other day and I came across a post on Serena Williams. Sorry folks, I visit so many blogs that I can't quite recall which one it was (yes, I clearly have too much time on my hands at work...don't believe me check my blog list that I go through in entirety almost daily). But I digress! It wasn't the post on Serena Williams that particularly stood out for me. But that the author mentioned it is important to keep grinding because while you're fast asleep, someone else is WIDE AWAKE. Never get too comfortable!!! It got me to thinking of welcoming the idea of being comfortable with being uncomfortable. Now now, you're probably scratching your head...comfortable being uncomfortable? Yes, there is such a thing! I don't mean heading to the nearest theme park and riding the biggest, baddest roller coaster there or ordering the calamari at dinner...but stepping out of your mental and emotional comfort zones.

It's easy to get too comfortable with whatever you have going in your life that countless opportunities pass you by. You or someone you know is probably working a job right now that you don't like or maybe worse hate! Or you could be in a relationship that isn't working out. Sable is human and has made her share of faux pas. Par exemple...I always took the easy road in college, from the university I attended to the major I took up. While I value my education very much and acknowledge that obtaining a degree (any degree) is a major accomplishment, I realize now that I could have pushed myself a lot harder and succeeded if I stepped out of my comfort zone and didn't take the easy route. And like many ladies, I've entertained relationships/situationships out of comfort. I've been guilty of the "we've known each other for a long time (I'm in my mid twenties so anything over 2 years is a long time, forgive me!) why not syndrome? Who knows the countless Mr. Rights that I missed out on in the process of those episodes! Weakest arguments ever! Now that I have evolved and am enjoying life (on the happy, rational side of the fence), time is no longer factor in my decision making!!! I'm pushing myself towards an enrichening career and meaningful and only mutually beneficial relationships no matter how long it takes...though if I'm not at least upper mid level in my career and married in 7 years, we're going to have a problem...just kidding. I've learned that things happen when they're are supposed to happen and not always when we want them to happen...waiting patiently b/c the payout will be major!!!!

Like the age old saying goes, everything good to you isn't good for you. Why keep a job where you feel your brain atrophying by the minute or stay in a relationship that you're not appreciated in or doesn't enhance your life for the sake of being comfortable? We should always strive to challenge ourselves and do better because someone else is always two steps behind you waiting to take your shine...that promotion and your man! Keep sleeping and that someone could very well be me (I'm really not a man stealer... jobs are always up for grabs though)!

Until next time, Sable is comfortable being uncomfortable!!!! What will you be?