"Life Begins at the end of your comfort zone"

Odd saying. I think life is both comfortable and uncomfortable just depending on the day and your mood.

This expression is not to say that one has not lived up to that point. What it is saying that true living means expanding beyond your comfort zone. Pushing yourself to be more and do more. I think fear is what makes people freeze or walk away. One has to determine what it is they are afraid of. Is it the actual task or what it might bring if successful. One has to also change their belief system and realize that it does not mean one is a failure if they don't complete the task. And one also needs to remove certain words from their vocabulary like "failure", "defeat", "winning" or "losing". All of those words create certain pictures in our minds that effect us. One might think why not keep the "good" words. but, that is not a good idea because if that is not accomplished then the opposite comes into mind and makes us feel bad about ourselves. Life is not about winning or losing, it's about the path along the way.

the expression actually means, you don't give up, you don't settle for what makes you comfortable, you challenge yourself and take your self to knew heights that you never dreamed comfortable, that is truly living, being the best you can be, doing things you never thought you were able to do but you did it once you got out of your comfort zone and that experience can be truly exhilarating, making you feel proud of yourself and all the things you can do that you never thought you could do before.

Hi Sarah...i never heard anything like this... Whatever it may mean, you certainly have the right to walk away, if you're not comfortable... & I don't see anything wrong with that... Why should we be somewhere where we're not feeling good??? Who said that quote, anyhow???

Sarah, I confess to like living within my own comfort zone. I will only leave it if I'm convinced it's necessary, and then I don't necessarily like it. It seems the important thing is to know who you are, what your values are, and then learn not to worry about how others view them or you. As long as you obey the law you should be able to do as you see fit within your own values and goals. If you are offered an opportunity to grow in a certain area of life and you don't want to, you might miss something someone else might value, but if you don't value it, just enjoy your life on your own terms as long as it doesn't harm someone else.

It just simply means that life is in constant forward movement, and if you just stay in one place for a long time, then it is you are either stuck or you refuse to grow. Life is maturity, it goes on every day. maturity tells us to do things that we are not comfortable of doing, but you do it anyway, because it benefits you and the people around you ... especially the ones you care about and who care about you. For example, i hate cleaning the house, i hate to cook, do laundry, or any other housework, but i do it anyway ... not because it is my obligation as a wife and mother ... but because i want to create a better environment for myself and for my family. I can sit in front of my pc the entire day and play with my boys ... but hey i need to get rid of dustmites too ... and prepare food to feed my loved one. ... this is life for me.

Well...I am in a comfort zone now....took a while...but I'm pretty settled. Sometimes I feel that thing..whatever it is...inside that makes me want to do something wild and different but it is no stranger to me. It has been there for a long long time. There are different levels of comfort I think and if I could have lived in one...I don't think I would have chosen it. That nasty drive has given me understanding that I would have never had before. The thing is Sarah is that you didn't need that to know who you are and what you thought about things. You already knew and you were already open and understanding to things that I might have needed the "experience" to really get. You are very much alive and born with a gift that people who are always trying to go out of their comfort zone is looking for. Take care.

You know that time when you're put in a place of comfort (for example, just sitting in a shade when it's hot out, or in a beach looking at the waves, etc.), and you say to your self 'Ahhh! This is life!'....? I think this saying contradicts this feeling!

Hi behen Not sure what that "comfort zone" means as I find it subjective. Today, when I am ill, I feel more secure and safe when I am in my comfort zone. Maybe I can try to find something within the boundaries of my comfort zone as I believe that everything looks different when viewed from a different perspective and I am open to looking things differently. When things were all okay, I dared to venture beyond that zone and try to find new ways, new knowledge and what not... I think, the above statement is not that wrong but will seem to fit with only a few.

Of course its an universal truth,whenever you are in comfort,you dont feel the life,when it ends you will meet the real life