The importance of stepping out of your comfort zone

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog ,
I would be sharing my life experience after my secondary education

When I was in secondary school, I use attend a boarding school, I had to live away from my family and friends, which was really tough for me, and I didn't find it easy
Even during holidays, I had just 2 to 3 weeks to spend with my people at home, it wasn't enough time to reconnect and feel like I was part of the community

After I graduated, I found it hard to make friends and connect with people in my community, I felt like an outsider, like I didn't belong, I would see people laughing and talking together and I would wish I could join in buh I didn't know how to

When I went to college, it was the same, I was a shy type and I didn't know how to make friends, I would sit alone in class, if there's anything that would make me speak was asking or answering question in class, yeah when it comes to that aspect, I'm not always shy

I continue living my life alone in school, going to classes doing assignment and order activities as a student, even when someone ask me a question, my answer would not pass a yes or no answer or something very brief, everything changed, when I met
this lady who became my friend

I became very close to her a friend and I stuck with her always, we would sit together in class, study together and most times return home together, having one friend made a big difference, it gave me courage to start trying to make more friends, I started talking to people, but it wasn't easy, sometimes I felt like giving up buh I kept trying

Gradually, I started to feel more comfortable around others, I found people with similar interests and we started talking
We would talk about things, about our surroundings and life experiences, with both stories of our families and friends. With that, I learned to communicate with people around me.
I got to know people better, I started to feel like I belonged, I wasn't an outsider anymore, I had people who cared about me, and I cared about them

Going out of your comfort zone must not necessarily be in the aspect of relationship, buh one can go out of his/her comfort zone by trying something new or different.

I'm glad I made the effort to connect with others, it wasn't easy but it was worth it, I learned that building friendships takes time, patience and effort but it's worth it to have people in your life who care about you and support you

It's okay to take things slowly and start small, it mustn't be in the aspect of relationship but about life itself, you don't have to try to make a million friends at once or make a big decision at once
One step at a time will make life easier and enjoyable.

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