Comfort

Comfort is both a great good, and one of the worst evils we face. It’s a natural cycle, and has two sides to it. The stasis threshold, which is the “rest” phase, and the growth threshold. Trying to relax is stress, but it’s “eustress” or physical change that feeds well being. Beyond the rest threshold it becomes “distress” or change that negatively impacts function. Excessive rest leads to atrophy, and distresses the body, and mind. It‘s the same with the growth threshold, but we can reclaim our awareness of our own cycle, and thus enhance our own capacity to adapt.

“As unrefined and basic as an animal’s emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive to freedom. Somewhere in the archives of crudest instinct is recorded the truth that it is better to be endangered and free than captive and comfortable.” Tom Robbins (American Novelist. b.1936)

“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” Lee Iacocca

“Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of your lives.” Marilyn Ferguson