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The Gift of Discomfort

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The Gift of Discomfort

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CHOOSE YOUR POISON

FORCED CHOICE EXERCISE: WHAT MAKES YOU CRINGE?
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SOMETIMES WE ARE FORCED TO TAKE A LEAP

LIFE EVENTS OFTEN PUSH US OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE
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SOMETIMES WE CAN PUSH OURSELVES

& STRETCH FROM STABILITY TO A NEW COMFORT ZONE
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COMFORT

CAN BE A SECURE BASE OR A HINDERANCE
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COMFORT CAN BE A BASE CAMP

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"I'M SAILING...I SAIL...I'M A SAILOR...AHOY THERE!"

THE "SECURE BASE" MAY BE A PATIENT TEACHER OR ENCOURAGING FRIENDS
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WHAT'S YOUR CUP OF TEA?

DISCUSSION: WHAT BRINGS YOU A SENSE OF RELAXATION, COMFORT AND SECURITY?
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How do we get more "comfortable with discomfort?"

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We are wired by evolutionary forces to be anxious and hyper-vigilant about dangers.

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BAG 'O DISCOMFORT

GROUP EXERCISE
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WE MOVE TOWARD AND CLING TO THE PLEASANT

A "NOBLE TRUTH"
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WE PUSH AWAY FROM THE UNPLEASANT

WE SUFFER WHEN WE GET STUCK AVOIDING THE UNCOMFORTABLE
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REMEMBER LEARNING SOMETHING THAT WAS HARD?

GROUP DISCUSSION
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LEARNING = DISEQUILIBRIUM

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FROM DISEQUILIBRIUM TO EXCITEMENT

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LEARNING IS ACKWARD

DISEQUILIBRIUM PRECEDES CONFIDENCE
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THE JOY OF STRETCHING

STRETCHING SAFELY FROM BASE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY
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Flow: We Flourish in the Zone Just Above Comfort

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BALANCING COMFORT AND DISCOMFORT

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VISITING YOUR "CRAZY UNCLES"

OUR HINDERANCES WILL STOP BY FOR A CHAT
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"JUST DO WHAT'S COMFORTABLE, WHY CHANGE?"

CRAZY UNCLE #1: ATTACHMENT TO COMFORT
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"BACK AWAY! IT'S GOING TO GET UNCOMFORTABLE"

CRAZY AUNT # 2: AVERSION
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"I'VE GOT 59 REASONS YOU SHOULD AVOID THIS SHIT."

CRAZY UNCLE # 3: AGITATION
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"IT'S TOO HARD"

CRAZY UNCLE # 4: SLOTH & TORPOR
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Crazy Uncle # 5: Doubt



"It won't make any difference."

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A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS

WE CAN BE ON ANOTHER'S "SECURE BASE" IN THE COMING YEAR
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HOW WOULD YOU STRETCH NEXT YEAR?

HOW MIGHT WE STRETCH TO "SHOW UP "FOR JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH?
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"80 % OF SUCCESS IS JUST SHOWING UP"

LET'S SHOW UP FOR JUSTICE, THE EARTH AND FOR THE SPIRITUAL GROWTH OF ALL
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