Every time it was not easy. It was difficult. It was very uncomfortable to start, and hard to do. But it changed my life for the better every single time.
I didn’t want to go play Bingo every week with them, because I would feel bad if I couldn’t understand them, and I was worried how they would treat me. But when I stepped out of my comfort zone and went, they welcomed me with smiles and I received all the courage to improve my English and to study.
I didn’t want to work with special needs kids. I thought it would be hard for me. I wasn’t sure if I had enough patience and the ability to give them what they need. But when I stepped out of my comfort zone and worked with Special Ed students, I loved it, I loved them and discovered things in me which I’ve never thought I had.
I didn’t want to go and join a group of writers who were all Americans. English was their first language while it was my second. I might not belong. They might not accept me, or they might not accept my English. But when I stepped out of my comfort zone and went, they became friends and like a family. They helped me to publish a book, and my favorite time has become that which I spend with them.
I didn’t want to leave my homeland, because I didn’t want to be separated from my family and friends. I didn’t want to be lonely and live in a new place which I didn’t know. But when I stepped out of my comfort zone and traveled, I grew, I learned, I worked, I accomplished, I met new people, and I was changed.
Step out of your comfort zone, and you may come across new things or a new happy life out there.
Do new things even if you think you won’t like it. Go new places even if you think it’s scary. Meet new people even if you think they’re not nice. Read new books even if you think its not interesting. Eat new food even if you think it doesn’t look delicious.
And I promise, you will be happier!!
Rania Zeithar
My Mind's Flowers 