Uncomfortable

It’s uncomfortable to say the thing everyone is circling but no one is naming.

It’s uncomfortable to ask for help before you’ve “earned” the right to ask.

It’s uncomfortable to slow a meeting down because the wrong decision is being rushed.

It’s uncomfortable to tell a respected person they’re the bottleneck.

It’s uncomfortable to do the right thing when it won’t change the outcome today.

It’s uncomfortable to help someone who can’t return the favor—or won’t remember.

It’s uncomfortable to keep your standards when lowering them would go unnoticed.

We tell ourselves we avoid discomfort to stay effective. To be practical. To be reasonable.

Discomfort isn’t the obstacle. It’s the line you decided was reasonable.