Complacent

How many of us become complacent after a time in  our lives?  Think about your job - if you've been doing the same job, after a while we all get a little complacent.  We know the details, what needs to be done, and more often than not, I'm betting you could do it half asleep.  I know I can.

What about relationships?  Our family lives become cluttered with routine and errands, events and chores.  That allows us to become complacent - accepting things as they are. Which means we forget the little things, the little changes, that help us be happy, and keep complacency out of our lives.

I found this good quote:  

 “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” -Jon Krakauer, In to the Wild

Never settle - don't fall into complacency!
Yes, challenges and change can be scary -
but we need to step out of our comfort zone from time to time,
challenge our being, in order to find more joy in our lives! 

Yes, TS, you can do it, too!