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The Comfort Zone – ROE – Based in young-but-old fears…

These are your Rules of Engagement. If you dare become a defector to this regime of self-government – you’re on your own. But – you will be free. Therefore, choose consciously…

• Do not be aware of what makes you feel uncomfortable.  At all cost: distract, explain/intellectualize/religionize away these demons and judge others who do not.
• Don’t you dare welcome, examine, challenge, and shine on the other-side of leaving this comfort-zone.
• Do not trust yourself.  Look outside for all validation, security, worth, and guidance, and remember to measure the outsides of others against your insides.
• Interpret all mistakes as evidence that you’re not good/smart/strong/worthy enough, as is.
• Strive for the appearance of perfection and “having it all together”.
• Give a lot of fuks about what you cannot control, like other people’s business rather than your own, especially how they judge you.
• Shrink to make others comfortable within their own comfort zones.
• Do not be vulnerable/authentic and rock the boat of “normalcy”.
• Always fear what the critics think, especially your own.
• Shame and blame everyone else when things don’t go well. Never compassionately look at yourself. Ever.
• Survival is the ONLY goal. And it’s survival of the ego.  
• Fear and avoid any and all discomfort.
• Do not let anyone in to see you. Rejection will not be risked.
• Do not outgrow this comfort zone.  Conform and live survive.

Pain is the alarm system going off. It’s your Heart’s wake-up call to begin CONSCIOUSLY LIVING. It’s an opportunity saying, “You’ve outgrown your comfort zone.” Hit ‘Snooze’ (Warning: it comes on later) or – ARISE!! And get your lovely ass up…because you are worth it.