The Power of Gratitude: How It Empowers Your Journey Beyond Comfort

I like and dislike this image.

I like the simplicity and truth of it.

I dislike how I see it show up on social media.

Usually, it’s shared by someone trying to become a “thought leader” or an “influencer,” and the caption merely echos the sentiment of the image — without any other context.

Yes, we know almost everything we want is outside our comfort zone.

What I want to know, what I personally connect with, is HOW an individual took their 1st step out of their comfort zone.

Empty platitudes like “just do it” without a meaningful process behind them can lead the reader into believing something’s wrong with them because they can’t “just do it.”

Reinventing my life after prison required me to step out of my comfort zone every day.

Here’s one way I did that, and I hope it helps someone inside the circle to get out.

I expressed gratitude every single day.

How did this help me step outside my comfort zone?

A consistent gratitude practice cultivates courage (and a whole lot more).

I had nothing after prison, and yet I could find a multitude of things I was…