The Most Dangerous Place in the World
We are taught early that change equals danger.
Lose the job.
Lose the friends.
Lose the identity you worked so hard to build.
So we stay.
The Illusion of Safety
Safe looks like this:
Charging less than you are worth
Staying quiet to avoid discomfort
Choosing familiarity over growth
Safe feels responsible.
But it slowly drains your energy, creativity, and confidence.
The Truth About Change
People do not avoid change because they are lazy.
They avoid it because certainty, even painful certainty, feels easier than the unknown.
But staying in what no longer fits is not loyalty.
It is fear wearing a polite mask.
Why I Am Choosing Change Again
I am not changing for attention.
I am changing for alignment.
Because being half yourself costs more than being misunderstood for a moment.
Your Turn
Ask yourself this honestly:
What am I calling safe that is actually keeping me small?
Name it.
Own it.
Release it when you are ready.
Because growth does not happen in comfort.
It happens the moment you stop negotiating with what you know is no longer true.
With love,
- Ash
