2 ■ This May Hurt a Bit
Seeking Discomfort Zone Experiences
I could not have done anymore. I had pushed myself to a limit that I had never touched before and that’s definitely going to change you.
—Elvis Stojko, Canadian Olympic skater
The human journey is a continuous act of transfiguration. If approached in friendship, the unknown, the anonymous, the negative, and the threatening gradually yield their secret affinity with us.
—John O’Donohue, Anam Cara
As we have already seen, our most transformative experiences simply do not occur in our comfort zones. They do not happen in the reassuring, familiar, and safe spaces of our lives. Rather, they happen in the brave spaces, the unfamiliar, good and bad. They demand we explore and embrace the unknown, ...
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