Comfortable?

Hey everyone! Alright I'm gonna spit out an idea about comfort. To be exact comfort zones. I'll use my personal experience so it'll make more sense.

I was so comfortable with my ex-boyfriend and our pseudo-relationship (it was pretty disfunctional towards the end) that I would lie to myself and say everything would get better, or that eventually he would get his ass in gear and everything would be ok. That was my comfort zone.. I was happy lying to myself as long as we were still together and I didn't have to be alone. As unhappy as I was, it seemed ok for me to live that lie.

And even though I was "comfortable", he was not and so he told me it had to end. Suddenly I found myself thrust out of my comfort zone and into a "state of uncertainty", being really alone for the first time in almost 2 years. Little did I know that I wasn't alone at all. It took a break-up to realize how many people really did care about me. As soon as I told my mom and dad they hugged me and we talked for a really long time. My sisters were both really supportive (obviously since I went to Ottawa for a week right away and now I'm in TO for the rest of the summer!) and all the rest of my family (you Gale) and friends who I've told have been really supportive :) Basically this has been a great experience, you realize immediately just how much you mean to people :)

Either way, continuing with my comfort zone theory, I basically had to find my comfort zone all over again. However, this time I chose to raise the bar for myself! I have heard that the best way to adapt to change it to always be slightly outside your comfort zone. Basically for the last few weeks that is exactly what I have been doing, and I have to say that is totally working! Only now am I settling in to a "zone" which I feel is right for me! :) Working with different people every day, becoming more open and more independent.

I am finally happy :)