When I was 29 a friend challenged me to do something crazy for my 30th birthday. Many suggestions were tossed around but for some reason, our overweight and lazy selves thought it was a great idea to run the Tough Mudder. Keep in mind that at this point I was 60 lb overweight and […]
How do Lobsters Grow?
Abraham Twerski made a great comparison. How do lobsters grow? The lobster is mostly a soft creature with a very hard exoskeleton which is static. As the lobster grows the exoskeleton becomes very restrictive creating pressure and preventing any further growth. The lobster will then seek shelter, break free from his exoskeleton and produce another one. Eventually, the lobster gets too big for this new exoskeleton and repeated this process.
The moral of this story is that the feeling of uncomfortableness (stress) forces us to change.
Now take the quick fix, pill-popping fascination, electronic addicted society we have become. This is all designed to remove or distract us from the uncomfortableness (stress). This ends up removing the trigger, preventing us from casting off our shell.
Times of stress are signals for growth, so let us use adversity properly and shed our shell to grow into more.
If you need more tips or help to channel your uncomfortable reach out to me.
~ Christos