Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone!
When I moved from India to New York, I was so scared. I even told my mom at JFK airport that - 'Mommy, let go back to India'. Mom smiled and said- ' Okay! I am returning in a month, if you want you can come with me. But try one month'.
After a month when she was leaving, she asked me -'Do you want to go?'. I smiled and said - 'NO!'

Why this thing happened?
I was always under my parents supervision and in a secured comfort zone in India. Whatever I wanted I got in hands without doing anything(As we have lot of servants!). When I came to USA, I realized that I wont have them to get small things. But I took a challenge. Honestly saying I enjoyed  when I started doing grocery for myself. Whenever I needed something to buy, I had to run to store. No one was there to get me those things. But I loved it.

When I was in India, I used to think day and night - how will i tie my hair without mommy! Now I do my perfect make up without her. I never entered kitchen in my life before coming here except few occasions where i had 2 assistants. Here I started to learn cooking and now cooking is my hobby. I try the most difficult dishes of chefs', I follow food network, read food magazine!

Basically our heart(mind) is very weak. It always tell you that if you take this risk, some good might happen but some bad might happen too. I am not saying all good things happened to me after coming here. In fact many bad things happened more than good things, but my life never stopped. I learnt the mistakes and rectified myself.

Similarly when I woke up today I felt like, if I am leaving Buffalo, I wont have that comfort zone. Here I know where is Target or Macy's. I know my friends are there for me if i want to go out for ice cream at 3 am. I wont have them in a new city. But then I realized, when I came here did I know where is Walmart? Answer is NO, but I learnt by google map. Were these friends here when I landed? Answer is NO. I made them eventually in 3 years. Similarly I will make new friends in new city, I ll learn where is target or a farmer's market.

Anything new is difficult at first but it gives a thrilling experience. It tells you explore more and thats the adventure of life. Once this adventure is gone life become so monotonous. So I said myself- whatever the change is coming I am gonna smile and accept that. I ll take the challenge whatever it is(good or bad)....I wont attach myself so much to any comfort zone and become more confident to come out of it!

After all I am 2013 girl ;)