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Something I've been asking myself in recent weeks is when a comfort zone is detrimental and when it's necessary for sanity. In 2012, I've both left a comfort zone because it was making me more miserable than content and longingly wished for an abundance of novelty and motion in my life to end.
In isolation, I can see the value of each event and experience taking place in my life. When they're strung together in such a way that I can't find time to decompress or find rhythm, their value feels a bit obscured.
So I'm embarking on a mission to seek balance. It's apparent when I start to slip; my photo quality is debatable and I have to strain for something to write about. I don't want to return to the comfort zone that left me miserable, but I can find a new one somewhere in between then and now. I'll just ensure that I build in scenic routes and field trips outside of this comfort zone.
one step at a time \10.30\
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neighborhood,
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In isolation, I can see the value of each event and experience taking place in my life. When they're strung together in such a way that I can't find time to decompress or find rhythm, their value feels a bit obscured.
So I'm embarking on a mission to seek balance. It's apparent when I start to slip; my photo quality is debatable and I have to strain for something to write about. I don't want to return to the comfort zone that left me miserable, but I can find a new one somewhere in between then and now. I'll just ensure that I build in scenic routes and field trips outside of this comfort zone.
I think that I've known for most of my life that truly great friends are difficult to come by, but also that they're the ones worth putting in the effort to find and keep. Over time, I've seen that people have differing definitions of friendship. For me, it's pretty cut and dry.
The people that I want close to me don't have to be exactly like me. Our personalities can be distinctly different. Most of our interests can lie at varying ends of the spectrum. At the end of the day, though, differences aren't nearly as strong as the innate connection.
If your pain makes my gut wrench, or your good fortune brings a smile to my face, then we are on the same page where it really matters. If we can be bluntly honest with one another and it leads to productive solutions instead of drama, there's a true and trustworthy foundation there. If you manage to find some of my quirks to be assets, you're clearly a keeper!
Some of these people are present nearly every day in my life, some regularly bob in and out, and others may fade out for longer periods. Ultimately, I've realized that these are my people, the friends whom I want to be there for despite time, distance, weather conditions, whatever the obstacles may be. I'm much less interested in surface-level acquaintanceships.
bus stop rainbow \09.24\
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rainbow,
shadow,
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The people that I want close to me don't have to be exactly like me. Our personalities can be distinctly different. Most of our interests can lie at varying ends of the spectrum. At the end of the day, though, differences aren't nearly as strong as the innate connection.
If your pain makes my gut wrench, or your good fortune brings a smile to my face, then we are on the same page where it really matters. If we can be bluntly honest with one another and it leads to productive solutions instead of drama, there's a true and trustworthy foundation there. If you manage to find some of my quirks to be assets, you're clearly a keeper!
Some of these people are present nearly every day in my life, some regularly bob in and out, and others may fade out for longer periods. Ultimately, I've realized that these are my people, the friends whom I want to be there for despite time, distance, weather conditions, whatever the obstacles may be. I'm much less interested in surface-level acquaintanceships.