“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
Neale Donald Walsh
The comfort zone is defined as a space where your behaviors fit a routine and pattern that minimize stress and risk — the place we’re most at home. In our comfort zone there is a sense of familiarity, security, and certainty. When we venture outside it we are opening ourselves to creativity, personal growth, and achievement. Think about it: Did you ever do something you were really proud of when you were in autopilot mode?
Who doesn’t want that? Many of us. Because we also open ourselves to the anxiety of discomfort and uncertainty. But how can we expect to evolve in our lives and our relationships if we only stick to habit and routine? Reaching new heights involves some risk and great reward.
We share our journey off the easy path — to challenges and stretches that led to transformational people, experiences, conversations. Connections that have truly expanded us, helped us live more fully, and will keep us from saying those regrettable words “I wish I had.”
Pam and Charley are long-time residents of Hendersonville. Pam spent 15 years as a partner in a marketing and public relations firm in New Jersey prior to retiring to WNC. Charley’s career included 27 years with IBM, retiring as its Technical Education Director, followed by seven years in a management consulting firm, leading the quality and transformation initiatives with executives in Fortune 100 companies. In Western North Carolina, Pam and Charley have created and facilitated idea-adoption workshops in Beyond War, Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream, Moments of Truth (Compassionate Listening), and, most recently, Project Drawdown, the Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.
We gather for worship and fellowship each Sunday with a service at 10:30 followed by coffee hour. Dress is casual. Parking is plentiful. And our building is accessible.
Family Ministry / Sunday School: All Ages meet in Sanctuary at 10:30 AM Children go to classrooms at 10:45 after the “Story for All Ages.” On the lower level, we have a nursery for infants and toddlers, and we have classes where children and youth learn about and explore faith, religion, justice, and community.
We welcome you: your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes. Join us on this extraordinary adventure of faith!
Topics: Creativity, Growth