Stalled Progress?

[anagogy]

But what say ye?  Is patience enough, when you think you've hit a wall in terms of moving forward, and feeling satisfied with the changes and personal growth?

I think you reach a point where you have to go outside of your comfort zone to grow more. Patience is usually not enough, in my experience.

You have to first identify *what* you want of life. This isn't about selfishness or the lack thereof, its about: what experiences do you think will make you feel whole?

Without at least a general desire to give you direction, we are like ships without a compass and no wind, drifting on the ocean. In my opinion, virtually all stagnation results from not clearly identifying the desires that are already there, yet not consciously acknowledged. So for me, I attempt to become more aware of what I want out of life. When the desires are clearly identified, life starts providing "opportunities" for the desire or avenue of life to be explored. This is where the boundary of the comfort zone becomes exposed, and we will be challenged to grow or retreat back to our box.

Life will open the door, but we then have to meet it half way by walking through it. And it's scary, and challenging, and....that's life, in a nutshell. It takes courage, something that isn't always easy to develop.