What is known always causes some security, although this does not imply comfort, comfort is tied to the fact of not having to change the routine to which we are already accustomed.
Change produces anxiety, fear and therefore there is a tendency to rejection, that is why many people stay for years being unhappy in supposedly comfortable situations, such as a stable but boring or annoying job; a solid marriage, but without affection, toxic or abusive love relationships.

Staying in a comfort zone for a long time is not the best thing for us, since it limits our possibilities to see or try new things, on the contrary, it keeps us immersed in routine situations without leaving room for surprise and therefore to expose us to new emotions that feed our spirit and encourage our creativity.

Although educating is not an excessively routine activity, the educational system gradually forces you to find a comfort zone, to be able to endure all the work involved in educating a large number of students in a classroom with few resources at hand. (This is a subject I don't want to dwell on). The fact is that I only lasted half of the legally established time to be able to retire. I think it was the best decision I could have made in my life.

Behind this decision to leave my job was leaving the country; my native country, my beloved land, but a place that, at that time, was not being comfortable for any of its inhabitants due to the great food crisis that was being experienced.

Leaving the country implied leaving family, friends and many attachments, including my house and material objects. There is nothing more comfortable than being at home. From the first moment I left home and set foot on foreign soil I left a comfort zone in which I had been for many years. Being abroad I forgot my professional title and learned to be more humble, I was able to work a little bit of everything, even what I never imagined. I realized that I was able to learn different trades, some more comfortable than others, but without a doubt I was able to explore my skills and also my preferences.

Thanks to my new ability to throw myself into the void, I was not afraid to start my blog, quite the contrary, I was eager to learn and learn more and more.
Hive has allowed me to dabble in many different activities and in all of them I have had to step out of my comfort zone, offering me the opportunity to not stick to labels or titles.

Today I can say that I am able to unfold and reinvent myself every time a possibility arises, and when I am asked to do a job that is not within my comfort zone, my immediate response is: Why not, I like to challenge myself and try new things, whatever happens I will keep the experience, the learning and one more anecdote for my resume.

This has been my participation in the Ladies of Hive community weekly contest.
Thanks for reading, greetings and blessings.