Unprotected
I think oftentimes (TOO often) we live in our own little world. Our own little bubble. Our own little shell. We don't realize what awaits us and what surrounds us -- if we'd only escape and open our eyes to a life that is far beyond our comprehension. I know I do this. I live in my shell. It's so easy to slip into my comfort zone and...just stay there. But I don't think that's what I am called to do. I am called to live out loud and live uncomfortably. If I'm not uncomfortable, then in what ways am I growing? This topic, this harrowing subject, has come up for me many times recently and I know it's being put on my heart for a reason. I think as I get older, I get less enthusiastic about changes. But deep down, I know that I need to make myself uncomfortable. It's super hard. And I'm not good at it yet. But I need to live outside my shell. And that may require change...or that could just require awareness of the moment. ...