Discomfort.......

Nobody wants to be uncomfortable......our human nature is to right ourselves when we start to feel discomfort.....if we think about when we have a cold......or a sore leg......or hurt ourselves in some way......or when we are recovering from surgery......we want to find our way back to whatever status quo we deem belongs to us:) And I have found that growing in some of the ways I have been has been wildly uncomfortable at certain points.....I have found myself in lots of situations.....where I could have chosen to shy away and stay the same, or face it and change...and changing ourselves takes courage.....and the willingness to stop putting up with our own stuff;-) And lately the discomfort has settled in again.....I am finding myself in uncomfortable situations in a few areas of my life....and it is calling me to feel that discomfort.....making peace and friends with it again......a willingness to sit in the discomfort and let it take hold.....so that I can find my way on the other side......This week was so intense.....perhaps the most intense of all of the last few......and there were places I found myself called to grow and some places where I still need to grow.......And I am glad it is Friday.....:) I have used a lot of my emotional space the last few weeks and it is has been challenging......there have been students that have needed that space......situations that have needed that space.......my own kids have needed that space.....and so much more, and I am not sure where I would be if I did not consciously fill my tank every day in the morning.....making sure my reserve is full.....it changes the game....I took the kids to Child's Park yesterday after dinner......it was too beautiful not to, and I was so excited that it was open.....my kids have never been.....and it was lovely....not too far of a hike about a mile and a half or so......and my soul was in need of what is only found in nature....the peace and solace found among the trees.......the quiet......the stillness......the simplicity.....every part of life has become so hi tech.....and life hi def.....but the forest remains one of the only things that isn't......and that speaks to me amid the rest......and maybe the discomfort of growth will stay with me all of my life....I am a person that seeks to evolve and change.....not being afraid to do so anymore.....and something about it so far leads me to believe it will never end lol:) There will never be an "I have arrived spot"......so while growth comes with discomfort, for me that discomfort is worth what is found on the other side.....Happy Friday! We made it:)