Looking back I realize I went into lockdown/quarantine/covid life as a hungry hungry caterpillar. Hungry for rest, reflection, and connection. 

Our quarantine bubble became my cocoon. Everything slowed down. Everything got smaller. Everything changed. 

Do you know that different species of butterflies have different timelines as they emerge from their cocoons? Some spend 10 days there, some 14, some more or less. 

And when they first come out they are crumpled and bloated at the same time.

Anyone else feel that way too? I certainly do. 

With time these new butterflies’ abdominal bloat moves to their wings which expand and fill out. And when they are ready, they fly off. 

When they are ready.

Not the butterfly next door. Not anyone else. They are each on their individual timeline. 

Just. like. us. 

I can’t ignore that there has been a huge internal and external metamorphosis in the past year and a half. None of us can. As much as we may want to, we can’t pretend it didn’t happen. We can’t pretend it wasn’t uncomfortable. And that everything is different now.

Instead we need to get comfortable with the discomfort. Accept our new reality. Be honest with ourselves about what we want to reincorporate into our lives. And what we don’t. What still serves us. And what doesn’t anymore. 

We often view discomfort as something negative. I mean, I get it. I doesn’t feel good to not feel good. But what if we viewed our discomfort as growing pains? As a necessary part of our evolution or like a pigeon pose which hurts so gooooood?

In this week’s podcast I talk about how I’ve come to love The Discomfort Zone and the growth that comes with being there. 

I am no stranger to The Discomfort Zone and in fact, I’ve gotten pretty darn good and making my way through. I write more about this in my book Unstuck: From Understudy To The Study of Your Undercarriage.

Resources: 

• Unstuck: From Understudy To  The Study of Your Undercarriage. 
• Download your FREE guide to the 20 Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy and Postpartum, visit www.alissa-alter.com.
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