Comfort Zones

Posted on Friendster, June 2006

I've finally gotten my new cellphone last week (see 3G story) and I learned two things:

1) Acquiring a new cellphone is synonymous to embarking or experiencing something new in your life.

When I got hold of my cellphone, I was ecstatic and very eager to know its new features but then it was a different brand from what I have now, which means different functionalities and I must admit, I had a hard time using it ( or it is just that I am impatient?) and when I went back to work that Monday, I cannot help but leave my new cellphone at home. I want to access my inbox in a breeze and text at a kilometric pace. I long for my old cell. I miss my old phone. Why? Because I was AFRAID to get out of my comfort zone. I have felt that feeling a lot of times and so are you, right? When I changed jobs a few months back, that's a major decision. I did not want to let go of the perks being offered by my previous employer. It was my comfort zone for X years! ...but I have to.. I must go and I believe it was the proper thing ( that is another story...a long story at that, hahhaa)

2) We, humans, do not feel contented with what we have.

The cellphone I got was of a different brand ( i selected it as it was the most affordable). It was not the "user-friendly" cellphone brand we all know ( u know, connecting people, hehehe). I indicated in my previous blog that I was more than happy to having won such phone as I don't have any intentions to buy a new one in the next few years. That's true. But when I saw my co-winners claimed their phones, they were all the "user-friendly" model and I said to myself, I should have gotten that model. Big mistake. I should have availed of the benefit to the hilt. However, it's more expensive and I just felt that it was "too high-profile" for me. Nevertheless, I know that this discontentment (feeling) will come to pass.

Good news: I decided to use it starting tomorrow. =)

Realizations:

It's time to get out of our comfort zones.

Let's be thankful of what we have.

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