1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 When we step out of our comfort zone or normal state of being for any reason - or in any way - our first reaction is often to close down.&amp;nbsp; We want to protect ourselves, our reality, our equilibrium - to remain a detached observer (at best) so we don't threaten or sully our sense of the world around us. What if instead of needing to protect ourselves from a different way of doing things or a different way of thinking, we saw it as an opportunity?&amp;nbsp; What if we saw it as an open-door invitation from the universe to try on something new, to just be curious, even for a few short minutes? Is it possible that my loosening our grip on our way, we make room for new possibiliites?&amp;nbsp; Or at the very least, maybe we develop some empathy or appreciation for alternatives and differences? You don't have to travel to foreign lands to try this out.&amp;nbsp; Read a book by an author from outside your country or with an opposite opinion from yours, try a new kind of food you have never had before, take a different route to work or on your morning run, do a task with your non-dominant hand . . .get curious and take a peek at what's out there to discover! A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40 http://abravejourney.libsyn.com/site <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29130778/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/165230758