The Danger Of Staying 'Safe'

The idea of staying 'safe' has been clouding my mind recently. How often we try to stay safe, stay within the comfort zone to protect ourselves. I was raised to follow the rules and lived in an environment / society that advocates good equates to law abiding. "Stay out of trouble, follow instructions, don't try anything 'funny', be good and listen to the authority" (not that I am saying we should break the law, but you the idea).

We conform to stay safe. We start to draw lines. We set up boundaries. We should do this and not that. We want certainty. We avoid risks. We play it safe.

I no longer want to live in that safety zone. Not anymore since I 'met' Gary. Honestly I never did in some way. I hate rules and yet ironically I confine myself to staying in the box unconsciously (too much brainwashing).

My recently year end review led me to understand I no longer view staying safe as safe anymore. Instead it is 'paralyzing' and doing no one any favour especially to ourselves if we stay safe. We must find a 'creative' way of living and being. Not in a 'arty farty' way although it might work for some but by living as truthfully and honestly as ourselves. Allowing us to be us and accepting ourselves - our flaws as part of who we are. Most importantly I am learning to take responsibility for my actions and making changes as I move forward in the new year to come.

I seek not to be perfect but to allow myself to be a constant work-in-progress.