Up Agianst the Wall

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Neale Donald Walsh

If you have ever been thrown or accidentally bumped against the walls of your comfort zone you more than likely felt it.  It may have felt  like a painful bang or the sting of a stubbed toe,  but you tend to know when you have reached the edge. 

Discomfort is usually a sign that we are close and fear is a definite sign that we are up against the wall. We will feel it in our bodies.  We may tremble, our hearts may beat faster and we may actually feel physical discomfort or pain.  We will feel it in our emotional hearts: a sense of dread or anxiety.  We may feel it in our minds as the thoughts about all the fear inducing possibilities beyond the walls start bouncing through our heads.  We will feel uncomfortable.

We are so locked into, so covered up and protected in the  safe cocoons we created around ourselves, that we forget that the world outside is a pretty cool place to live and that we  actually have a set of wings hiding in amongst the flesh on our backs(not literally :)). For the sake of safety, we do not even let our minds go there. Instead, we make our prisons  into nice, warm, comfortable,  little nests we do not want to leave. We convince ourselves that what we have inside the self induced confinement is all we need...and everything beyond the walls is dangerous and unwanted.

Why did we get ourselves believing such nonsense?  That is too long of a story to answer here but the fact remains...many of us, if not most of us, seek the safety of our comfort zones and fear what is beyond them.  So much so that when we get to the edge, we instinctively draw back like we touched a hand to a burning flame. We physically, mentally and/or emotionally withdraw.  We patch up any holes in the wall and retreat back into the recesses of safety.

Safety however is a tiny limited and finite space to live in.  It is a place that can trap us and imprison us.

Here we are, beings with wings ( metaphorically lol) that are meant to open, span and carry us through the infinite space out there[or more correctly 'in here'].  But we have confined ourselves, so much so, that the feathers of our wings are not even able to flitter...let alone fly. 

We need to stop avoiding our walls.  Despite how uncomfortable it is, we need to learn to walk towards the edges of our comfort zones. We do not have to run; we do not have to be thrown nor do we have to blindly stub our toes.  We just take one  step at a time toward the wall we fear. 

When we feel discomfort instead of retreating, we need to learn to relax into it knowing that even though it is uncomfortable the tender spot  is leading us to freedom.  The discomfort and the fear are gentle nudges toward the 'more' that Life wants us to have.

Don't be afraid to be up against a wall. Lean and relax into.  When you are ready, push a little bit.  A door will open. You will be free.

All is well


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