From the finder: 'Good places are found'

The other day,
I read a wonderful article.

It is by Yuki-san,

'Where is a comfortable place?'

.

Yuki-san, who is
well-versed in skincare for the mind and body.

In the article mentioned above,
as a sanctuary for the heart,
about how to find a place that suits you
is what is discussed.

Along with lovely photos,
accompanied by words that reach the heart...

As an essay that strongly encourages
the reader to take action,
it is a charming article.

By all means,
everyone, please read it! 😍

This time, after reading Yuki-san's article,
I would like to share
my own thoughts.

Well then, let's get started (^^♪

✔ Resist your instincts or
　Follow your instincts

In Yuki-san's article,
to find a comfortable place,
it would be ideal if you could find it by jumping in according to your instincts
is what is discussed.

Let me talk about psychology here.

We instinctively have the characteristic of
treating a space as special and becoming attached to it once we find a comfortable one
.

Commonly, this state is called a
'comfort zone'.

Not limited to environments, behavioral patterns are also included in the comfort zone.

'The usual place'
'The usual pattern'

Such situations do not require the brain, are easy and simple, and precisely because they are simple,
once you are immersed in a comfort zone,
it is hard to get out.

In fact, instinctively,
you start to think, 'Let's stay in the comfort zone'.

Wait??

Didn't you say earlier,
in Yuki-san's words,
'You should instinctively dive in'?

Dear readers!
What brilliant deductive skills! 🤔

At first glance,
you might feel it is contradictory, but...

This way of thinking about the comfort zone
becomes very important.

✔ Grow and
　expand

Yuki says that
it would be ideal if you could jump out on instinct.
However,

instinct clings to
the comfort zone and
hesitates to take on new initiatives.

To put it bluntly!

I will give you the answer.

Please expand
your comfort zone.

That's right!

Instead of fitting yourself
into a small comfort zone,
you should fit your comfort zone
to your infinite potential.

The instinct you originally possess.

The comfort zone you acquired
from your childhood home environment,
school, or club activities.

Honestly, it is a very small world.

Once you enter society,
a much grander world awaits,
with people of all ages and genders.

A world that the
childhood version of you
could never accept
is far removed from your comfort zone,
so you reject it from the start as 'not a fit'.

But...

If you do that,
your growth will stop.

Only by learning different values, ways of thinking,
and perspectives on things
can you lead to self-growth.

If you stay
inside your own shell forever,
nothing will change,
and you will have no choice but to live
in a timeline where you never move forward even one step.

Please expand your instincts.

Please make your comfort zone
larger.

After reading Yuki-san's article,
once again,
I realized that I might have been unconsciously shutting myself in my shell
and stopping my own growth
by thinking, 'I'm fine just the way I am'!

* * * * *

This time, while being healed by
Yuki-san's cat photos,
I learned the importance of growth.

Precisely because the cat is free-spirited,
it taught me the importance of moving forward
in a very concrete and easy-to-understand way.

Yuki-san,
thank you for the valuable experience.

I hope this will be
helpful to all the readers.

Well then, until next time.
Goodbye.