Hi everyone, my name is Ashley Wylde and

welcome to my channel, Ashley's Wild Life!

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This week I want to talk about something

that's really fundamental to the way

that I think about the world and the way

that I approach my life.

There's a lot of talk about what is

desirable in the realm of comfort vs discomfort

and a lot of people say that 
they don't want to be uncomfortable

and, hey, you know, I think that's fair.

Being uncomfortable's not fun, 
that's part of why it's uncomfortable,

but there is a detail missing 
somewhere in that equation

that I want to try to address.

The only place that growth 
can come from is discomfort.

Think about going to the gym:

You break down your muscles 
and then they grow back stronger.

You intentionally subject yourself 
to physical discomfort

in order to become stronger physically.

It's pretty much the same with 
emotional or mental discomfort.

There are things and situations 
that are uncomfortable,

but sometimes avoiding them 
means avoiding growth.

In my life I work really hard to

combat my tendency to avoid discomfort.

Discomfort avoidance is something I work

really hard to dismantle and undermine.

I don't like being uncomfortable,

I don't like being emotionally 
uncomfortable,

I don't like being challenged 
in my beliefs or ideas

I don't like it, 
because it doesn't feel good,

but it helps me grow and I as a person

am individually committed 
to my personal growth.

So, even though i don't enjoy it,

I welcome discomfort, because if you're

uncomfortable, you're learning something.

Those are some of my thoughts 
about comfort and discomfort.

I don't know, maybe that 
made sense to you,

maybe I'm a ramblin fool, who knows.

Six of one, half a dozen 
of the other I guess.

Thank you all for watching and I'll see

you next Monday. Bye-bye!