Discomfort is not an indication that something is wrong or dangerous. It is such a simple notion, but we are conditioned to think of discomfort as something to avoid. Discomfort is the experience of departure from our 'normal'. It is an interruption in our rhythm, a situational experience of something different from what we are familiar with, a disruption of our homeostasis.

Such experiences happen in a realm of experience, perhaps ironically, where miracles happen, discoveries are made, growth is acquired, and transformation takes place. But we see this realm as either too much trouble, too much danger, or just simply a disturbance of our nice, familiar life rhythms. And this is important to understand because the comfort zone is NOT comfortable when you are in it when you shouldn't be.

The comfort zone is a place for restoration. It's not a place for magnificent work to be done. It's a rest position. It has a purpose. When that purpose has been served, it's time to get back to the work of expansion. Now, of course you have a choice in where you dwell. But there are consequences. If you are in a place that doesn't serve you, even the comfort zone, you will experience dis-ease on more than one plane of your consciousness.
For various reasons we have been manipulated socially to think of discomfort as some sort of negative outcome or punishment, or an indication of danger or scarcity. We are conditioned to think that things would be easy if we just... had more money, worked a little harder, don't get into confrontations, follow the rules, blend in with the crowd, wear the right color skin, be "normal". This is not true.

Growth is not always easy. Especially when adults attempt to acquire it after years of conditioned behavior and thinking. Sometimes growth can be downright painful. Sometimes it means divorce. Sometimes it means making a choice that will lead to the end of a friendship. Sometimes it means facing disapproval from those that you love. Sometimes it means letting go of things you've held as valuable. Sometimes it means detaching from what is familiar. Sometimes it means taking a chance on something that you’ve previously not believed in.

I'd say all of these things fall in the category of discomfort. No phenomenal success story takes place in the comfort zone. Think about the indications of that. One of humanity's biggest addictions is to comfort. Imagine that. Let it sink in. And then consider what it would be like to change your relationship with discomfort. How much less passive you would live your life. How many times you would have said "yes" or "no" instead of just waiting to see what everybody else is doing. How much you'd learn. How much closer to God you would be. How much more gratifying your life would feel. How many more people's lives you could touch. And ultimately... how much better the world would be.

Discomfort is not necessarily an indicator that something is wrong. When you feel it, sit with it a while, be curious, then actually consider what your higher self sees in the situation. Can you learn something? Can good be had? Is it worth dwelling there for a bit? Try that and see what happens.

Your Rev Brig

Getting Uncomfortable