To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk rejection.
To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow, or love. Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave. He has forfeited his freedom.
Only a person who takes risks is free.
Good thoughts to keep in mind. It's often easier to take the safe no risk route, and usually less rewarding.
ReplyDeleteAnd she who jumps from an airplane risks it all! :-) Remember only that certain risks should be accompanied by caution. avec amour de maman
ReplyDeleteI THOUGHT I WAS QUITE THE RISK TAKER BUT AFTER READING THAT...I AM REMINDED THAT I AM NOT! UGH! CAN YOU SAY COMFORT ZONE? COMFORT ZONES LACK OPPORTUNITIES AND GROWTH.
ReplyDeleteI'M PROUD OF YOU JAIME! GO GET'EM GIRL! YOU'DA WOMAN! OH YEAH...AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO! THE BLOG IS A GREAT IDEA AND WILL KEEP ME AWAKE WHEN AT WORK!