Taking a Risk

Every month, we receive an inspiring article together with our payslip. This is one of my favorites - every statement is true. I'm not a risk-taker, maybe because I am afraid of what the outcome would be. It might sound boring, but that's what I am. Until I learned that I can still take a risk, a calculated risk, at times. Here it goes...

One simply cannot live without taking risks. Risk is woven into every aspect of our daily experience.

· To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
· To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
· To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
· To expose feelings is to risk exposing our true selves.
· To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss.
· To love is to risk not being loved in return.
· To change is to risk acceptance.
· To hope is to risk despair.
· To try at all is to risk failure.

Even so, the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. Because the person who risks nothing:
· accomplishes nothing,
· has nothing,
· feels nothing,
· and in the end, becomes nothing.

Don’t be afraid to take a calculated risk. Risk is essential for growth in every area of life and change is part of life.

One of the greatest risk I've ever done is placing my faith in Jesus. No regrets eversince. . .