23. Break out of your soul cage
Our society encourages us to seek comfort. Most products and services advertised day and night are designed to make us more comfortable and less challenged.
But, only challenge causes growth. Only challenge will test our skills and make us better. Only challenge and the self-motivation to engage the challenge will transform us. Every challenge we face is an opportunity to create a more skillful self.
It is up to you to constantly look for challenges that motivate you. It’s up to you to notice when you’re buried alive in a comfort zone. It’s up to you to notice when you are spending your life, in the image of the poet William Olsen, like a flower “living under the wind.”
Use your comfort zones to rest in, not to ...
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