| Ever go to a
concert and experience the pleasure (and possibly relief) when the orchestra
plays something familiar? When you are in a group of people you are probably
most comfortable when the bulk of them are more or less like you. Some
call this feeling our comfort zone. When in it we feel good ... out of
it we go to great lengths to crawl back into it. The more times you are
in your comfort zone, the more OK you feel.
Expanding your zone can be challenging, because it requires you to
put yourself out of your comfort zone for a period of time. Once you
have become comfortable with the new process, your zone expands so when
you encounter that process in the future you will welcome it as something
familiar. Expanding your zone while young has a lot of benefits because
it gives you lots of years to feel good about these new things you are
now comfortable with. Expand your taste and appreciation of foods, music
types and pieces, sports, card games, poetry, hobbies and travel. The
effort you spend now brings a broader level of enjoyment for the rest
of your life. |
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