Comments on: How Much did You Pay for that Comfort Zone? http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html Thoughts on Life Love and Awareness Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:52:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NewEnglandDeb http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html/comment-page-1#comment-5874 NewEnglandDeb Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:08:05 +0000 http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html#comment-5874 Wow! This is a fantastic post. Thanks for sharing how you had no idea about what to write when you started this post. Taking that first step--writing down that you're uninspired, etc.--really will pay off in any area of life, not just in writing. Acknowledging/self-validating your feelings aloud, even though they seem random or puzzling usually opens the door to greater clarity and insight and even resolution of an underlying issue. Wow! This is a fantastic post. Thanks for sharing how you had no idea about what to write when you started this post. Taking that first step–writing down that you’re uninspired, etc.–really will pay off in any area of life, not just in writing. Acknowledging/self-validating your feelings aloud, even though they seem random or puzzling usually opens the door to greater clarity and insight and even resolution of an underlying issue.

]]> By: John Rocheleau http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html/comment-page-1#comment-1457 John Rocheleau Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:44:29 +0000 http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html#comment-1457 <strong>YogaForCynics,</strong> You said: <blockquote>"The relationship between fear and comfort seems a strangely intimate one…"</blockquote> You nailed it :-) John YogaForCynics,

You said:

“The relationship between fear and comfort seems a strangely intimate one…”

You nailed it :-)

John

]]> By: YogaforCynics http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html/comment-page-1#comment-1444 YogaforCynics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:35:00 +0000 http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html#comment-1444 "Comfort zones can turn on you in a minute"--how true. Then, I've often been amazed at how "comfortable" I've gotten in situations that weren't nourishing or healthy to begin with, simply feeling that I knew the situation, knew what it was likely to throw at me, and that I could survive it, whereas, if I stepped out of it, I'd be dealing with the unknown....The relationship between fear and comfort seems a strangely intimate one.... “Comfort zones can turn on you in a minute”–how true. Then, I’ve often been amazed at how “comfortable” I’ve gotten in situations that weren’t nourishing or healthy to begin with, simply feeling that I knew the situation, knew what it was likely to throw at me, and that I could survive it, whereas, if I stepped out of it, I’d be dealing with the unknown….The relationship between fear and comfort seems a strangely intimate one….

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html/comment-page-1#comment-410 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:41:43 +0000 http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html#comment-410 I decided when I was young that I didn't want to be beaten down by life, to shut ourselves off in self-protection. I still remember where I was standing when I was 12 or 13 years old and read an article about highly sensitive people. The article pointed out that could be a gift if it made us more sensitive and compassionate towards others. That became a lifelong commitment for me. I still bless the person who wrote that and the newspaper that printed it. I really needed some help at that point in my life. I suppose that's one reason we want to write...to try to pay back the gifts that others have given us through the written word. I decided when I was young that I didn’t want to be beaten down by life, to shut ourselves off in self-protection.

I still remember where I was standing when I was 12 or 13 years old and read an article about highly sensitive people. The article pointed out that could be a gift if it made us more sensitive and compassionate towards others. That became a lifelong commitment for me. I still bless the person who wrote that and the newspaper that printed it. I really needed some help at that point in my life.

I suppose that’s one reason we want to write…to try to pay back the gifts that others have given us through the written word.

]]> By: John R. http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html/comment-page-1#comment-408 John R. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:07:26 +0000 http://www.zen-moments.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone.html#comment-408 <strong>Jean</strong>, I love your remark about being lucky enough to be depressed as a kid. Depending on your mindset, pain and emotional troubles in childhood can either sensitize you, or it can cause you to become numb and distant. If it sensitizes, it either makes you a victim for life, or you can build empathy, understanding, and compassion from it -- for yourself and others. Judging by your <a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/" rel="nofollow">Cheerful Monk</a> web site, it's clear that you have made good use of your experiences as a child. Cheers, John Jean, I love your remark about being lucky enough to be depressed as a kid.

Depending on your mindset, pain and emotional troubles in childhood can either sensitize you, or it can cause you to become numb and distant. If it sensitizes, it either makes you a victim for life, or you can build empathy, understanding, and compassion from it — for yourself and others.

Judging by your Cheerful Monk web site, it’s clear that you have made good use of your experiences as a child.

Cheers,
John

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