Transforming Chrysalis- emerging out of comfort zone



Recently, one of my friends posted on a watsapp group, “I am getting bored and send me ideas to entertain myself.” We all on the group proposed several ideas and she was entertained for a while. But this thread was entangled with my thoughts. Why do we get bored? Bored of routine? Bored of eating regular food? Bored of driving the same way to office? Bored of watching same TV show for years? Enough!  Atleast, I need change from routine. Magnitude of change matters and this magnitude depend on my ability to move out of my comfort zone. The more I move away from the zone, the more confident I am, to come back to my routine. This change helps me find my place and importance and makes me realize things I could enjoy or I am able to do which I was never aware of.


I really love to sit on my comfort couch, watch TV and enjoy my tea in the evening. I am refreshed for an hour or two after that. But I would more enjoy if the tea is served on a hilltop with my friends around. I need to get out of that couch, take some efforts, call my friends, drive to the hill top, spend some money and time and I am refreshed for another week.

But if you are thinking that, travel, outings and holidays are the only ways to get out of our zone, you are wrong. I tried talking to strangers; it is fun except for few experiences. But I learn from every experience. There is nothing wrong in helping a stranger, people enjoy it. And you feel happy to realize your importance. Appreciate small things and nice gestures but don’t forget to speak out your disappointments (more importantly, never brag about it). You just need to overcome those initial inhibitions.
Coming out of comfort zone doesn’t really mean to do things which are scary or really uncomfortable. Even the things I would like to do, try or experience in my lifetime needed me to come out of my comfort zone.  And there is no next time when I want to complete such tasks. When I tick one, I add few more to the list. If I don’t bother to really do things, I want to try or experience I would missed out on many joys.  I should stop asking, Should I? Can I? Rather start saying I should and I can and I really can!
If I want to get something, I have never got, I need to do few things I have never done.

Comments

  1. Unknown15 May 2014 at 09:04

    Moving out of comfort zone and boredom
    can be like, taking a responsibility of special and creative task at workplace... Helping colleagues.. Make a phone call to old friend or relative.. Trying a different recipe... Loving a pet.. Meditation and visiting lonely spiritual place... Trying a new hobby.. Watching old movie ...
    These may be small but easy ways to keep u refresh..
    Making new friends is a qualitative way of enriching experience for journey of life..

    Smiling and honesty at work is mantra to keeps the boredom at distance.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ru2ja15 May 2014 at 20:59

    Very true Bhushan.. We need to explore all such small and big things and enjoy our life.. :)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Pandemic, motivation and me

Image
What's the similarity or difference in the below quotes? "Some people will hate you just because they see you getting success they think they deserve from the work they haven’t done” (source Twitter). Vs “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” (source google). Yes, these are both motivational quotes. Right! But, one projects anger, irritation or hurtfulness and the latter encourage and inspires.  What leads to inspiration or discouragement ? Expectations sometimes are far from reality. When these two overlap, we are happy and joyful. But when they are afar we tend to be surprised, be angry or end up feeling hurt.  I expected something of a person which in reality wasn't delivered. I had this fantasy in my head where some person, according to me, must respond in a certain way, to a situation, but they didn't. I was hurt! Should I be hurt or angry? Even if I am, how should I react? I know we can't decide how we react, but we can sure modulate what we expec
Read more

Aihole Pattadakal and Badami Caves

Image
This was another early morning for all of us.. After a tasty heavy breakfast at Royal Orchid, we packed ourselves in the car which was set to hit the highway.. We left Hospet at around 8 as we had to travel a long distance today. We crossed Tungabhadra Dam, which was throwing milky white water through its doors as if it wanted to make this place beautiful with the Sun shining bright yellow and soothingly green paddy fields around. We were driving on the straight and good road having road dividers which were planted with shrubs flowering bright pink flowers. This was a beautiful road. (or the company and environment made me feel this way?). We crossed a town named Illakal which is famous for its sarees and pink granite quarries. On travelling for some more distance on highway we reached a town called Kardanta which is also name of a dry-fruits rich sweet (derived from the name of town) from which we took a turn away from highway. The road quality was not that good now but as we reach
Read more

Her little concern!

She was attending a meeting. The air conditioned hall was full of her colleagues both men and women. Tea was served in between the meeting, she usually liked tea, but today, she refused politely. She knew this meeting would go on for at least an hour more. Her concentration was diverted from the meeting and she checked her watch very frequently as if she wanted to finish this meeting quickly. She seemed liked she had some stress. Something was continuously running at back of her mind. ‘Her’ reason for getting distracted was very simple and natural. Her bladder was full and getting up and walking towards toilet in presence of her colleagues was awkward for her. Although her male colleagues frequented their visits towards the toilet for the well deserved bio-break after consuming tea, she resisted and kept seated. We find many such ‘HER’ who avoid using ‘HERS’ just because using toilets has been culturally associated with shame, embarrassment and indignity. Using a toilet also
Read more