just beyond comfort zones

👯 excitement + anxiety are twins!

tension at the edge

I’m freaking out. There may be something big happening in my astrology this month because I’m being repeatedly invited to move beyond my usual comfort zone. Let me be clear: as an introvert, a highly sensitive person, and an enneagram type four, my comfort zone is… well, not a very big zone. It generally includes dressing in the closest thing to sweats every day, working from home doing lots of writing and creating and Zooming, then making yummy food and cuddling on the couch at night. If I’m interacting with other humans (rather than just my two, gentle kitties), it’s easiest on my system if it’s in the form of one-on-one, deep sharing. (Thus, I’m a therapist-turned-coach because in my job there’s no small talk and lots of getting real — thank the friggin’ universe!) So, as you might imagine, life pushes me to my comfy zone’s edges often. I see this quote come up in my social feed a lot: