"Do one thing every day that scares you."
Eleanor Roosevelt
If you aren't doing that, to some degree, then I'd argue you're not living. If you're consistently living in your comfort zone then I'd argue you're living in a prison. I"m not saying you need to swim with sharks or dangle from the north face of K2, but you need to be pushing yourself, extending your reach, embrace a little discomfort that moves you through life and introduces you to a new version of you. Perhaps you need to change the way you live in a relationship, like learning to talk/share your thoughts and ideas or better yet, LISTEN! Perhaps you need to push yourself a little harder at the gym. Maybe instead of ruling your household with an iron fist, trying letting those around you grow and mature into the blessings God intended them to be. Not all things that scare you are life threatening but they are usually life altering.
Being a little scared doesn't mean you need to be incapacitated. It means you need to be more in tune to your senses. Bathe in the mental, emotional and spiritual sensations that will cascade over you as you take a step beyond the life you've always known. Look forward to the challenges that lay before you and take solace in the fact that no matter what the outcome you will achieve a higher, greater self. So be a little scared and grow.
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