If there’s one lesson I’ve learned over the past five years – it’s that if you’re going to truly show up to your life – there is going to be a cost. You’ll have to face hard things. It’s going to pinch. I mean, there are basically two kinds of cozy. The good cozy is the stuff of dreams – yummy food, nostalgia, your people, living a life of meaning (while wearing a fluffy robe and woolly socks). Then there’s the not-so-good cozy – the kind that actually looks more like inaction and a lack of healthy challenge. Like a siren song, this type of coziness lulls you into a place of personal comfort that’s easy, but potentially dangerous.
As I look toward a new year, I’ve been meditating on the question, “what do I need?” Not, HOW MUCH do I need, WHAT do I actually need. Time? Greater peace and harmony in my relationships? More healthy challenges that provide greater opportunities for success? What will move me from bad cozy to good, fruitful growth?
I’m willing to enter into that uncomfortable pinch if it leads to a better year, a better me, a richer, more fulfilling life and deeper friendships. Join me?