We are 3 weeks into the new year and many people have already given up or submitted to their old ways of life. Breaking their new habits for old ones, they return to their Comfort Zone. The place where one feels secure in who they are without any judgment…until they see the truth hiding behind the mask.

Those willing to travel the path not traveled by most,

shall find comfort outside of their comfort zone.

~Joseph

Behind the mask lay old and worn, remaining in hibernation until the warmth of sun once again shines upon thy face. See the true inner essence of that inner beauty that lay even further beyond the veil. Behind the mask of old and worn, rests truth…the truth that lay within. Remove the mask of falsehood and submit to true essence of thy being.

Beyond the gate of experience flows the Way,
Which is ever greater and more subtle than the world.

~Lao Tzu

While the Pilgrim hides behind the veil, ashamed and afraid to be who he truly was meant to be, the Warrior, Ani Po, removes the mask, exposing her true-self. Vulnerable and weak to the naked eye, she stands firmly in the beliefs that have been born unto her: Belief that all people are one, belief that she is a spark of the Divine and that her purpose is to learn from the valuable lessons of life, but also show other Pilgrims the value of life within the Canvas.

We were born for greatness, if that is what we choose. We were born for poverty if that is what we choose. Whichever we choose, either way we are correct. Choose wisely, accepting the Divinity that we were born into. Reclaiming what is already ours, we step into unchartered territory…walking out of our comfort zone and into the unknown. It is in this Uncomfortable Zone…we find true Comfort.

Stepping into the Canvas out of our comfort zone and into the unknown. In the unknown, new realities learned, new paradigms housed, new beginnings ready for the taking! Step out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary, from comfort zone to unknown. When we take the leap of faith, we dare to find out how far our dreams will take us…