About 10 days ago I posted the quote above. The truth and wide message it holds went deep. Although I wrote some lines in Just A Thought… I feel like going a bit deeper into the subject.
Imagine a circle that displays the comfort zone. It is like an isolated island surrounded by everything else that exists. The most important and dramatic changes in our lives are not happening in our comfort zone. All inside our comfort zone is only what happened before in our lives. All we already experienced, and all we already know. If we want to develop we need to take a step over its border. We know that beyond that limit line lies an ocean of possibilities and options. All our potentials of growth find their tools beyond our comfort zone. And still, when we take that step over that limit line we enter open waters.
Whether we are aware of it or not, throughout our lives we are reaching that end of our comfort zone over and over again. That’s when new eras start when we change our jobs, when we try out or learn something new. This can happen by a conscious decision of ourselves or when life creates conditions that kick us out of that island and urge us to swim. However, we feel it when the time has come again to stretch the limit line of our comfort zone again. We feel an inner tension we may have tried to ignore for a while or we are given chances and ideas which won’t leave the mind anymore.
Perhaps we have no explanation for why all of a sudden this feeling appears in us or why this vision shows up. But all that comes up is only a result of the steps we made before and what lies in front of us to be meant to discover. Again, our soul doesn’t forget why it has come here and what it wanted to experience. It knows that path and will send us signs to keep moving. Yes, it is confusing and scary that although we know where we wish to arrive often we feel like paddling in open waters and hoping that the direction we paddle is the right one. One thing is for sure: We will arrive! We definitely will! It may be a stormy sea at times and we may not only be accompanied by dolphins but also by sharks. We will experience support and obstacles, in sunny and stormy times. But both the dolphins and the sharks support our journey.
What scares me so much is that we may need to let go of the liana before we hold the next one in our hands. And that is what holds us back for so long until our comfort zone has become too small and feels suffocating. The fear is not big enough anymore like the deep need to break that wall and let our grown self breathe again.
Before we don’t try, we cannot swim. Before we don’t swim, we cannot arrive. Swimming strengthens our muscles and once we reach the shore we step out of the water more powerful than ever before and well-prepared. Have faith in your journey. You are only on it because your soul guides you. So, either you dare to jump or you need to make sure that you are fine with what is, in awareness of the restriction of your possibilities. Don’t forget, you are not alone with that problem. You have 7 billion mates who deal with it every day too.
Stretch the limit line and feel how much more life has to offer!
We can never become more in sticking with what we already are!
In Love and Light
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Was this the one I needed to read? lol
I get the message, fear is hard to overcome…
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Yes, Simon! This is the one!!I knew you would understand!
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I do… I really do. But it’s just this thing in the way and it won’t shift.
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Haha… take your time and let the message sink…
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The message I get. The how to overcome the fear and jump I don’t.
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As I said… let it sink and keep it in mind while you observe your daily life, Simon!
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I will. Thank you. ☺️
How have you done this in your life?
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At one point the pressure of acting against my needs and dreams and the power of people controlling me with humiliation and manipulation for their benefits got too big. Much bigger than the fear of standing up and walking through that dark mist. Once I took the first step I noticed that no one can actually hinder me… it was always my own conviction that they can.
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I didn’t realise people we’re treating you that way… that’s cruel.
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Some didn’t notice what they made and some didn’t care… anyway, we need to take care of ourselves and not wait until others feel sorry for us, right?
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Well I would go further and say that in my experience the others never feel sorry and don’t see that they’re actions are hurtful.
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See… even more necessary that you care for your well-being!
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It is but when you’ve been raised to not be selfish taking care of yourself seems selfish.
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But you can only give what you have. If you are worn out and exhausted you are of no help for anyone. From whom do you benefit more? The energized, steadfast, content, and serene people? Or the ones who appear like slaves, insecure, respectless to themselves, and full of self-doubt? Who is more empowering?
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This is yet another timely write dear Erika. One I was also meant to read today
“…But all that comes up is only a result of the steps we made before and what lies in front of us to be meant to discover. Again, our soul doesn’t forget why it has come here and what it wanted to experience. It knows that path and will send us signs to keep moving. ”
And I keep on keeping on getting those times… Its now time to follow them.. ❤
Love and Blessings dear friend.. And thank YOU xx ❤
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I just replied to your other comment and I got goosebumps now reading this one. It is one big message for you. Wow… wonderful!!
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Great posting, Erika! I fully consent with you in this very motivating posting. Have a good week. Michael 😉
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Wow, thank you, Michael! I am always so thankful when I can foward some inspiring vibes. So glad, it spoke to you!!
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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An amazing post, Erika. I really like this. It is in keeping with the concept that only 10% of the world’s populations are “go-getters” and most of the rest just stay in the comfort zone.
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I had not thought that the gap is that wide. But then again it motivates to raise the percentage of the go-getters! Thank you very much, Robbie. I am really happy you liked the post!
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What a beautiful post, Erika. It can sometimes indeed be difficult to come out of our comfort zone and do something that is out of the ordinary. Absolutely love your post!
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Hi Shamira! Yes, it is not always easy. And often we don’t even notice that we are using excuses in order to not get troubled to do overstep the limit line. But the day comes when our inner world pushes us to the border and we will do that step because otherwise, we will always regret when we look back!
Thank you very much, Shamira!
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This morning had brought a powerful awareness to me about comfort zone and where I am 🙂 Your post comes most timely to show me it indeed is time for me to take some steps off that island.
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It is fascinating how the perfect things show up to confirm what we already know, isn’t it? I am happy that you found the determination to go for what you feel needs to be done!
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Very true 🙂
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Wow, I love this! Complete awesomeness.
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Thank you, Nico! I am happy you feel that way about it. Big hugs and blessings to you, dear friend!
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Did you get a new computer? Hope everything is going well.
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Yes, thank God. And after sweating due to some technical fights I got everyting set up. I am glad!!
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Awesome! Looking forward to what you write. 🙂
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Hehe…. so do I… lol!
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You’d be surprised how many people leave you behind when you go beyond the circle.
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Too many for sure! That’s why so often it is even more difficult when we see the majority backing off! But in the end, everybody needs to understand that it is not about the majority but about this one single person in the mirror!!
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You said it best, Erika. Sadly, some of those people who have shut themselves off from me are family.
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I agree. It is difficult decision but how admirable those are who make it!!
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I must be on the horizon of expanding into a fabulous Universe! ❤
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You said that wonderfully, Annette! All great developments lie beyond the horizon 💖
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We can only broaden our horizons by stretching our boundaries. Thank you for a great and inspiring post!
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So true! As long as we never dare to reach the horizon we will never find out how far we can get! Thank you very much!!
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You’re welcome, Erika! We must keep reaching, stretching and reaching further.
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I absolutely agree!!
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Great post, as usual Erika 🙂
We need to jump without being able to see, where we land. Otherwise we will never grow.
All good luck with a new laptop to you ❤
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So true! Sometimes we need to jump blindly only knowing that the direction is the right one.
Thank you, Irene! Already typing on my new laptop. There is still a lot to set up but at least I can get back to my friends 💖
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Wow, congratulations Erika, it feels so good to come back, when we have been forced away for a while ❤
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I agree, Irene! A good feeling indeed 💖
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Wonderful words sis!@!
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Thank you so much, sis 💖💖
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HI Erika – I have been following you for a long time now, and it is mainly because we appear to have similar perspectives on life. Your Posts are generally interesting, and very informative … but this one? This Post has to be up there with the best of them!
The importance of pushing the boundaries of our comfort zone cannot be stressed enough. I have read many articles about how people reflect on their life when the end is approaching and, very sadly, a common theme is “I wonder if I could ever have…….?” or “If only I had …….?” (and similar).
It is so important to really understand that life is NOT infinite here on earth. It WILL end for each of us. Procrastination, for whatever reason, is non-productive.
Push those comfort boundaries (you will learn so much); Make mistakes (so what? That’s how we learn!). When each of us reaches our senior years, wouldn’t we want to look back and say ” I had a good life!” …. “What a ride!” … “I shall certainly be remembered by quite a few people!” Have a wonderful day (what’s left of it where you are!). 🙂
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You said so many important things here, Colin! Life is not infinite on earth and therefore we need to use the time we have because the possibilities to make it a life are infinite! Yes, all those excuses for not stepping over the limit and later all those regrets that it wasn’t done. I often said that the worst thing to me is regretting what I did not do although I could have done it. And yes, once my life comes to an end I want to be able to say that I filled my years with life!
Thank you so much for this amazing comment, Colin! We definitely have a very similar perspective on life and your comments are always inspiring and widening my horizon! Have a great day too, Colin!!
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i love every word of this, and the times when i have grown the most is when i’ve made the leap.
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This is so true. After that jump when we did not know how we land makes us so proud and so strong. The most difficult times and the hardest decision we hang in make us grow immensely and as you said, the most!! Thank you, Beth!
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