Comfort zones are sometimes the home where we are comfortable and it's hard to leave them. Inside the comfort zone, we feel confident and calm. We don't feel challenged. We are simply staying in the place where we feel safe. But they said nobody grows in their comfort zones. The more we are stuck in it, the more opportunities we are missing in life. We don't gain new experience and development in our lives.

I have been stuck in my comfort zones for so many years. I have overcome few of them while the rest are still there, creating uncertainties and fear inside my heart. I don't know why it's so scary to go out from our comfort zones. I admit I feel so anxious everytime I tried to step outside from my comfort zone, the feeling of being judge and so on is appearing.

I am embarrass to sing in the karaoke

Everytime I will be invited to have a karaoke, I always decline because I am not confident to sing. I feel nervous everytime I will hold a microphone and I am scared of hearing my voice. I don't know why I cannot sing in the karaoke but I feel like I am reading the lyrics and I am not used of using microphone in my whole life. To be honest, I really love to sing but not in front of many people. I feel socially anxious of how I sound like. I wish one day I will overcome this.

I do not know how to commute

All my life I never commuted on my way to school. From elementary until I reached college, I was only walking distance since my schools are only near to my house. Due to this, I didn't learn how to commute on my own and I'm always with my mother. I don't care if people will judge me for not knowing how to commute on my own because we all have different progress in life. I am really scared of being lost while commuting. But I am going to try my best to overcome this.

I am ashame to dance

If I am ashame to sing, so with the dancing. Everytime there will be dancing practices I always make sure that I am in the back. I am really socially anxious everytime people will watch me in front especially when dancing. I cannot follow the steps easily because it takes time for me to learn them. I am not into body kinesthetic and maybe because I use more of my time using my brain to think rather than making my body move. I hope one day I can dance like no one else.

I still cannot cook

I still don't know how to cook at my age. It feels like I have to learn so many things in life and cooking is not my passion. I didn't grow up from a family who loves cooking and maybe this is the reason why I also do not see any interest from cooking but I am going to learn about it as a part of survival in life.

Honestly, this wouldn't be difficult for me if I don't mind about others but unfortunately, I think a lot about how other people see me. I worry a lot about the judgment of other people and it's really horrible when we are so anxious about their opinions. I think the best way for me to overcome my comfort zones is by not minding how other people see me. We should set our mind free and give zero attention towards the other people's judgment that doesn't even contribute to our development.

I also want to add that I am the person who easily get overwhelmed and trying new things beyond of what I can do is a lot overwhelming to me. On the other hand, conquering the things I am not used to does gives me the spotlight as I shine into doing what I cannot do.

I do not want to stay in my comfort zones forever but that doesn't mean I will force myself to step out when I know I am not ready for it yet. One day we can break all the chains of fear to get outside. They said the best way to go out from our comfort zones is by taking slow steps. Going out from your comfort zones gives you the best thing by putting you into the "growth zone."

October 5, 2022

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