Best decision of 2023!

Sometimes you have to take a risk for your own happiness

"If you don't risk anything, you risk even more."

Erica Jong - Novelist - Satirist - Poet

We take risks in life and hope they pay off. He who takes no risks might not lose anything but he has nothing to gain either.

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Quote of the day....

You Had Me at Merlot

The details… Title ‏ : ‎ You Had Me at Merlot Author ‏ : ‎ Melissa Brayden  Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bold Strokes Books  Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2024 Available formats ‏ : ‎ ebook, paperback, audiobook  File size ‏ : ‎ 1291 KB Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages Audiobook listening length : 10 hours and 37 minutes (Narrator: Lula Larkin) Genre ‏ : ‎ contemporary romance  Trope ‏ : ‎ second…

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Me, to other people: taking risks is an important step on the road to a fulfilling life

Me, taking a risk: OH GOD WTFFFF NOOOOOOOO HELP KILL ME AAAAAHHHHAHHHHHHHHHH

Our lives are built around risk.

Everything we do involves some degree of risk.

You always worry about making the wrong choice.

But, what if it's the right choice?

That's the risk, and we'll never know unless we try.

Sometimes, it's worth the risk,

Sometimes, it’s not.

Life, itself, is a risk.

May 2, 2023

It's been a rough journey. I left my office job for a design job that pays better. It was totally out of my comfort zone, but I took the risk because I wanted to grow. I realized I spent most of my life living comfortably and it was time to move forward....Well fast forward and I am now jobless with a pinch of freelancing. Company was not the right fit. It was quite overwhelming and toxic too. They let me go...thankfully with a severance. Now I am back to job searching...whoop-de-do my favorite thing to do! Interviews, resumes, endless searching, rejections, you name it!...ugh I understood the risk of leaving my job for that one, but I did it anyway. Sometimes we have to do things scared. Was it all worth it? I guess I'll find out once I finally secure a job that's the right fit. Sometimes I have really depressing and self-defeating moments. While I'm relieved I no longer have to be at that toxic workplace, I am concerned about the direction of my career and my finances. What on earth am I meant to do? Is it really design? Is it something else?

“ The Road Not Taken ” — Robert Frost (1874-1963)

I don’t want to live with the “if I had did that…”. I want to take risks.

I saw this question posed on tiktok, but I think Tumblr would really enjoy it too.

If a fae creature offered to give one million dollars for a bone FROM YOUR BODY chosen at random, how many bones would you allow them to take?

Light clarifications; The fae is not the one choosing the bones. The bone is taken at random. Each bone, no matter the size or importance, is worth a full million dollars. You must also declare the exact number first, you can't go bone-by-bone. You either say 2 or you say 10, you can't work your way up to a higher number. The bones are removed instantaneously, and the money is given immediately as well. You will not get in government trouble for acquiring the money.

Tell me in the tags/replies how many bones you'd let the fae take. And as always, reblog for bigger sample size.

“There is a moment in conversation - and I wish it came more often - when we change gear; it is usually getting late, and somebody takes a risk. Gradually, intimate trust and relaxation have met; perhaps we have had a few glasses of wine ... We lean forward: ‘Here's how I really see life’; ‘To be completely honest, this is what I think.’ We have cut loose from complaint, from defense, from the clever display of information. Now it's what we love, what we hold dear; what it is like to be you. In pursuit of romance, this would be the moment when flirtation has succeeded: it is no longer a question of teasing and probing while keeping one eye on the exit. We know we do not need the getaway car anymore. One life opens to another life.” | John Armstrong, In Search of Civilization |

Love and Risk: Closing The Long Distance

How do you close a long distance relationship as a risk averse person? How does it impact your job search to move across the country? What if it doesn't work out? These are questions I had to ask myself before moving 15 Hours away to start again.

Daily writing promptWhen is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?View all responses Impulse and I have never been friends. My method of being has always been to choose the most stable, direct, safe option I can to mitigate any harm that may or may not come my way and keep those I love safe; regardless of whether they would have ever seen any risk from my actions or not. Most times…

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Risks Rewarded: A Leap of Faith

Daily writing promptDescribe a risk you took that you do not regret.View all responses Do you need luck to take risks in life? Well I have never been lucky in life! In the sense I have never won a lottery or made millions by betting on something. Had to work hard to get what I wanted, but always had what I needed. Even though it may have taken me time to value it. Every time I have taken a risk,…

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