The comfort zone, really the most dangerous zone I've ever been in. It may seem like the perfect place for you, but while there it leaves no room for change in your life. Everything that happens in that zone feels so right because you're so used to it. The good, the bad, and everything in between you accept it. 

One day, hopefully after reading this, you'll question why you became so stagnant. What put you here? Why have you accepted everything that comes with this comfort zone? When those questions come, you'll most likely have to be brutally honest with yourself. Yeah, I know the truths that we avoid seem to hurt but they bring that push we need to step out of that zone that has left us stagnant in life. 

One of the first answers you'll probably come up with is that you're scared. Oh, how fear runs a lot of our lives, especially fear of the future and what's to come. We don't know what will happen once we step out of our comfort zone, the future is one thing that is not easy to predict. Even though that may scare you, I want you to remember that to have even gotten into this comfort zone you had to at some point step out of your previous comfort zone. You did it once, and I know that it can happen again. 

So, after reading this I want you to embrace the uncertainty of the future. Do things that you never thought you'd do. Mostly I want you to follow your heart's desires, and then when you look back, you'll wonder why you were so scared in the first place. Embrace the change that is stepping out of your comfort zone. 

T. Neal | Cambridge, MD

Disclaimer: Fenix Youth Project Inc. supports young writers and their voices and providing them with a platform to submit think pieces, poetry, short stories, and also reflect on experiences and program events. All blog posts are reviewed by the Executive Director, Amber Green. Blog posts are the opinions and reflections of writers and do not represent the organization as a whole. Questions and comments can be emailed to ambergreen@fenixyouthproject.org.