If you are staying in a relationship(s)/situation because it is familiar, and therefore more comfortable than stepping into the unknown and out of your comfort zone, then you are probably also in the habit of being comfortable settling for pain over pleasure. If you are going against yourself in a relationship just to stay in it, then you are in pain. This pain maybe minor or major, but pain is pain. Know that you are worth honoring and that staying in any situation that could be changed by standing up for yourself is worth it. Don't get pleasure from pain or comfort from the fear of stepping out into the unknown!
Hmm... I hadn't thought of it quite like that before. It'd be something like continuing to work at a job where a person is constantly taken for granted, over-functioning, and otherwise treated poorly. But that's all they know, and the thought of branching out on their own or starting over with a new career is the unknown. Possibly the rationalizations of "it's just as bad everywhere else", "at least it pays the bills", or "it's not always so bad" are just excuses for not wanting to leave a place of comfort.
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