Half-a-Notion #3: On comfort

Never mistake comfort for _________.

Thanks to all contributors!

Many cool comments have already come directly to the blog--so take a peek at those. Others that came to me via e-mail are listed below in no particular order.

ONE FUN SURPRISE:
A couple of respondents included a note expressing the wish that the idea of wanting (or having) comfort wasn't so somehow connected to the idea of "being a slacker."

They wanted to know---Why should suffering under life's assorted burdens & discomforts be (by logical extension) proof that someone is working hard and doing the right thing?

So to those---thanks for the reminder that when we DO find comfort or comfort finds us, it CAN be a gift; it doesn't have to be a statement of our human worth through productivity!

(What kind of effect might that perspective have on CREATIVE productivity?)

More food for thought from e-mail responders:

• Accomplishment.
• Reality.
  
• Joy.
  
• Life.
  
• Common/easy to come by.
  
• Well-being.
  
• Peace.
  
• Sitting down.
  
• Safety.
• Food.
• Contentment.
• Necessity.
  
• Ease.
  
• Security.
  
• Happiness.
• Chocolate.
  
• Convenience.
• Negligence.
  
• Complacency
• Never mistake comfort for apathy . . . just enjoy it!