Be a risk-taker
When we were in high school, we had fun climbing on the river bluffs with our friends. Well, our friends had fun. We were scared, and we whined and complained. And made everyone else miserable. Until finally, one friend took the initiative and confronted us – either loosen up and have fun, or just stay home.
We decided (with some humility) to try to loosen up. After all, it was just playing around on the rocks, and everyone else seemed to enjoy it. So… loosen up we did. It took some effort at first – that may sound contradictory, but if you live an uptight life, ‘loose’ is hard to achieve. Turns out we had fun – all of us. The risk was worth it for the fun and the friendships.
Since then, we’ve taken a lot more risks, and many of them serious (and some of them stupid, but, hey – live and learn). Maybe you’ve traveled in other countries, accepted a job that pushed you to or maybe beyond your limits, entered into or left a committed relationship, or had children.
Life is a bunch of risks. Don’t whine and complain and make everyone else miserable. Take the risk, grow and learn (and keep your friends).
Oh, make some big jumps, big jumps
You’re afraid to break some bones
Come on, make some big jumps, big jumps
Life is yours alone
You hold your head up, your head up high
Like you think I do
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