Confidence is actually interchangeable with the word “comfort”.

Now there’s a shift in the right direction!  Recognizing these two words as synonyms begins propping open the door of understanding.  While confident may feel illusive, mysterious, yet alluring, comfortable is that cozy word we can climb into and wrap ourselves in; and yet they are two sides of a coin that buy your way into a club you felt unsure how to access.

Because you are a master at maintaining that machine, you keep your eye pressed to the scope and constantly at the ready for the next target to hit.

But what’s necessary in order for you to live?

Your focus on the Survival Checklist can cause tunnel vision, blacking out the aspects of life that make your soul soar.

You think you must collect reasons for why you deserve an experience that is only for you.

And the list better be a long one before you’ve earned anything from the Wishlist!

The list of reasons you haven’t earned the Wishlist may look a bit like this…

While comfort zones are famous for being cozy, there’s not much room for growth inside that small, safe box. And yet you stay, because the pressure to be perfect outside of that box is too overwhelming.

How can you give yourself more of what you need when you don’t know what you need?

Before you can dive into taking care of yourself with the same committed, passionate, generous energy you bring to all other aspects of your life, it’s time to get self aware.