Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

What is your biggest regret?

I stopped to think about mine. I couldn't quite pin point it but one thing I realized is that if I continued to live the way I was, I would wind up with a lot of regret. So what have I changed?

I've been living outside my comfort zone and trying new things. I'd highly recommend this lifestyle because not only am I happier but I feel alive and less stressed out. My regret for the past few years could be summed up like this: dwelling on the past, never going outside my comfort zone and not really enjoying myself.

Since my lifestyle change, I have rekindled old friendships and made a couple new ones. I used to think I was so different from everyone else in the world but then I realized I was just being narrow-minded. Random side note: a boyfriend should never make you stop hanging out with friends that are the opposite sex

I have gone out to dinner with people I don't know, five minutes after being asked. I have hiked to the top of Pumpkin Hill in Norco California while it was raining and so cold I could barely move my hands. I have gone to thrift shops and enjoyed all the strange things they have. I have played a couple drinking games that turned out to be quite entertaining. I still don't know why people were placing cards so fast on the table only to slap them, all while making each other's hands red. This weekend I plan to spend in Big Bear, where it is probably as cold as my freezer.

There's so much more but my point is, create new experiences. Make "remember that one time" memories. Step outside your comfort zone. Say yes to something you wouldn't typically want to do (within reason of course). Talk to new people.

Being single especially has it's perks. I am relaxed and focusing on me for once - taking time to focus on yourself I would also highly recommend. All in all, enjoy life. We only get one shot and it'd be a shame to reach the end only to realize you never really lived.

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