Choosing Growth Over Comfort

When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?

— My Leap From Safe to Stretch

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Comfort and I? Oh, we go way back.

I mean, who doesn’t like soft beds, predictable routines, and that cozy “I know what I’m doing” vibe?

But there I was, emotionally wrapped in a blanket of “meh”

doing the same things, saying the same stuff,

smiling at the same screen,

and wondering why life felt like stale suya with no pepper.

Then boom

An opportunity came.

A huge one.

A scary one.

The kind that makes your knees knock and your brain spiral into “what ifs.”

It was a public speaking event.

Yes, me. Microphone. Spotlight. Real humans watching.

And not just any humans experts. Professionals.

The type that nod slowly like they’re judging your soul.

Now, typically, I’d smile politely, say, “Maybe next time,”

and run home to hide under my blanket of comfort and excuses.

But this time?

I said yes.

No plan. No speech. Just shaky faith and a hint of madness.

Why?

Because I was tired of shrinking.

I was tired of watching my own potential whisper,

“Girl, are we really going to do nothing again?”

So I prepared.

Cried.

Prayed.

Laughed nervously.

And walked on that stage with a voice that didn’t sound like mine.

But God… God met me there.

Right in the middle of that mic and fear.

I spoke my truth.

Stumbled through words.

But I saw heads nod.

Eyes tear up.

And hearts open.

That day?

I didn’t just grow.

I broke out.

Like a butterfly that didn’t ask for permission.

Now, I stretch more often mentally, emotionally, spiritually.

Because comfort is cute,

But growth?

Growth is holy ground.

And I’m learning to show up, even when my voice shakes.

Because that’s where the real me lives

outside the fear,

past the silence,

where purpose finally breathes.

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