Okay honey, I decided to write this piece and update my blog in the wee hours of this morning as I lay on my bed thinking about the very many risk I have taken in my lifetime. Wow! They are innumerable. Believe me, I have dared what even spirits are scared to and I am hugely recompense by the failures and successes of such risks. But recently, I decided to face my biggest risk in the face-The risk to LOVE again. For me, that’s the greatest risk of all.
IT'S RISKY TO LOVE AGAIN
See, we take risk everyday; some we refer to as daily events of life but they are risks. Driving your car is a risky decision because someone drove his yesterday and perished in it. If you don’t have a car, walking is risky too. you could be killed while crossing the road. Investing your money in stocks, bonds, real estate is risky too. Those who have lost money in the crashing money market are better at telling this story. Women take risks to get pregnant and watch the babies grow. What if the children die at birth or as babies? In everything we do, from waking up in the morning, drinking a coup of tea, going to work and to sleeping at night, certain levels of risks are involved. Yet these risks are taken because they are required. I believe the moments some people realize that this usual daily endeavours are risky, they fear too. Hence, I have seen those who cannot travel on air or road because of the fear of accidents or those like me, who considered love as too risky. Now I think this is a funny standing because one bad dream doesn’t mean the end of dreaming. If you ask me, risk is life and as it is often said, it is risky not to take risk.
No matter the risk we take daily; serious or not, every one of us accommodates certain fears. The degree of those fears is determined by temperaments, personality and often, the childhood conditioning of those involved. For instance, I was raised in a house where risks are too risky and we have to be forced to settle for “cut your coat according to your size.” It took me like forever to break from this. Yes, I have made huge mistakes by taking some risks but I am better for it. What you fear is stronger than you and that means you are its slave until you decide to break loose. Little wonder those who are fearful rarely succeed.
Life is built on the foundation of venturing and contending. God, in the beginning ventured to create this world amidst difficult challenges as it is written,
“…and the world was without form
See, we take risk everyday; some we refer to as daily events of life but they are risks. Driving your car is a risky decision because someone drove his yesterday and perished in it. If you don’t have a car, walking is risky too. you could be killed while crossing the road. Investing your money in stocks, bonds, real estate is risky too. Those who have lost money in the crashing money market are better at telling this story. Women take risks to get pregnant and watch the babies grow. What if the children die at birth or as babies? In everything we do, from waking up in the morning, drinking a coup of tea, going to work and to sleeping at night, certain levels of risks are involved. Yet these risks are taken because they are required. I believe the moments some people realize that this usual daily endeavours are risky, they fear too. Hence, I have seen those who cannot travel on air or road because of the fear of accidents or those like me, who considered love as too risky. Now I think this is a funny standing because one bad dream doesn’t mean the end of dreaming. If you ask me, risk is life and as it is often said, it is risky not to take risk.
No matter the risk we take daily; serious or not, every one of us accommodates certain fears. The degree of those fears is determined by temperaments, personality and often, the childhood conditioning of those involved. For instance, I was raised in a house where risks are too risky and we have to be forced to settle for “cut your coat according to your size.” It took me like forever to break from this. Yes, I have made huge mistakes by taking some risks but I am better for it. What you fear is stronger than you and that means you are its slave until you decide to break loose. Little wonder those who are fearful rarely succeed.
Life is built on the foundation of venturing and contending. God, in the beginning ventured to create this world amidst difficult challenges as it is written,
“…and the world was without form
and void and darkness
was upon the face of the deep.
was upon the face of the deep.
And God Said let there be light…”
God wasn’t afraid of the darkness and void – He ventured still. If you care to add, He took the risk and you and I are the product of that risk. I dare say, those who fear to take risks will never get what they want and will always be at the mercy of those who do. Look through your window. I will tell you what you stand to see - the wide gap between those who can take risk and those who cannot. Fear is the greatest woe of losers – the fear of “what if”. This alibi has kept my downtrodden for ages. The good news is that 92% of your fears will never happen. This is the result of a research:
* Roughly 40% of what we fear/worry about will never happen
* 30% of what we fear/worry about has already happen
* 23% of our fear/worry are about unfounded things that are still assumptions
* Totally, 92% of things that we fear/worry about will never on earth come to pass
* Only 8% is possible to occur and if it happens God has given us strength to handle it.
God wasn’t afraid of the darkness and void – He ventured still. If you care to add, He took the risk and you and I are the product of that risk. I dare say, those who fear to take risks will never get what they want and will always be at the mercy of those who do. Look through your window. I will tell you what you stand to see - the wide gap between those who can take risk and those who cannot. Fear is the greatest woe of losers – the fear of “what if”. This alibi has kept my downtrodden for ages. The good news is that 92% of your fears will never happen. This is the result of a research:
* Roughly 40% of what we fear/worry about will never happen
* 30% of what we fear/worry about has already happen
* 23% of our fear/worry are about unfounded things that are still assumptions
* Totally, 92% of things that we fear/worry about will never on earth come to pass
* Only 8% is possible to occur and if it happens God has given us strength to handle it.
The most prominent fear of this age is the fear to venture because of failed or sad experiences in our pasts. This fear abounds in nearly every heart since we all have encountered disappointments in the past. This also was my major fear. I can dare look at the devil in the face or go into the proverbial 9ja evil forest (I dunno if it really exists) but I couldn’t risk falling in LOVE again. Those who know me understood how hard it was for me back in the days. Why should I fall in love when I stand the chance of heartbreak? Why travel through the rigors of that part when men are jerks and women are whores? Why give someone your love when you aint sure if it’s not gonna be trampled on? You feel me so? I believe I aint the only one in this line of argument. I am joined by millions I know. This singular thought pattern is making the world a city of losers and worse still, it gives us what we fear most – heartbreak and failed ideas. Those who fear failure have failed already because they will with their own hands bring their fears to past.
This also applies to people who have packed up businesses and ideas because it didn’t work the first time. In the making of incandescent lamp, Thomas Edison failed about 10,000 times and yet he said, “I didn’t fail 10, 000 time. I successfully eliminated 10,000 errors and combination that couldn’t work.” Success responds to persistence. Take the risk again and who knows, this could be the time that the tide will turn.
Are you among the millions scared of taking the risk to love or move ahead again? I have left you behind. Yes I have and I feel good about it. I still fear failure- a little but I won’t rob myself of joy because of the 92% fear that will never happen even if you dont believe in God like me. I am ready to take the bull by the horn and start living. Wanna join me?
This also applies to people who have packed up businesses and ideas because it didn’t work the first time. In the making of incandescent lamp, Thomas Edison failed about 10,000 times and yet he said, “I didn’t fail 10, 000 time. I successfully eliminated 10,000 errors and combination that couldn’t work.” Success responds to persistence. Take the risk again and who knows, this could be the time that the tide will turn.
Are you among the millions scared of taking the risk to love or move ahead again? I have left you behind. Yes I have and I feel good about it. I still fear failure- a little but I won’t rob myself of joy because of the 92% fear that will never happen even if you dont believe in God like me. I am ready to take the bull by the horn and start living. Wanna join me?
DOG FOR DASH
My neighbor has a puppy he ' s giving away (FREE!). It ' s a Dachshund, it ' s house broken, and it ' s great with kids. He ' s giving it away because his wife says the dog ' stares ' at her when she is undressing , and that gives her the ' Heebie Jeebies ' . I think she is just weird! If you ' re interested, or know someone who is, let me know. Here ' s a picture of the dog.
My neighbor has a puppy he ' s giving away (FREE!). It ' s a Dachshund, it ' s house broken, and it ' s great with kids. He ' s giving it away because his wife says the dog ' stares ' at her when she is undressing , and that gives her the ' Heebie Jeebies ' . I think she is just weird! If you ' re interested, or know someone who is, let me know. Here ' s a picture of the dog.
You know where to get me if you want the dog. lol.
12 WAYS TO KNOW THAT YOU LOVE SOMEONE
TWELVE
You talk with him/her late at night and when you go to bed you still think of him/her.
TWELVE
You talk with him/her late at night and when you go to bed you still think of him/her.
ELEVEN:
You walk really slowly when you are with him/her.
TEN:
You don't feel Ok when he/she is far away.
NINE:
You smile when you hear his/her voice.
EIGHT:
When you look at him/her,you do not see other people around you. You see only him/her.
SIX:
He/She is everything you want to think.
FIVE:
You realise that you smile every time you look at him/her.
FOUR:
You would do anything to see him/her.
THREE:
While you have been reading this, there was a person in your mind all the time.
TWO:
You've been so busy thinking of that person that you didn't notice that number 7 is missing.
ONE:
You are going to check above if that's true and now you are silently laughing to yourself.
NOW MAKE A WISH! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT THE MOST......
You you guys later this week. i'm out.
Purest Love.
1 comment:
Nice one !!!
Everyone desires to be loved.
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