Fear is Free

Winter is a time when we light candles and climb under quilts.  Some part of us relishes in passivity: we read, watch films, wait for spring.  Clothing becomes comfortable by necessity.  We wear sweatpants, long underwear, and pajamas.  But at the edges of all this comfort is a complacency that can seep into the heart and lead to atrophy of the muscles we need for growth.  The heart needs a certain amount of discomfort to remain active.  How can we make ourselves just uncomfortable enough?  I think we do this by doing something  that scares us, if only just a little.  This month, to begin a new year of growth in this season of comfort, I'm trying to scare myself a little every day. Maybe you might profit from this exercise as well.  Share something you've made or written. Try something you've always wanted to do but thought you'd do poorly. Do things poorly. Confess.  Risk rejection.  Ask for help. Say no.  Say yes.