risks.

It's been said, the greater the risk the greater the reward. It's also been said, the greater the risk that greater the chance for failure.
I've never been one to really stick my neck out and take risks- I prefer to play it safe. As much as I like spontaneity I also like predictability. I like to know exactly what I'm doing and I like to know the outcome before I even begin. I become uneasy and nervous when I step out blindly and don't consider and debate and speculate as to everything that could happen and the possible outcome and repercussions of my actions. I'm a planner and I plan for the future in everything I do. This has led to a life of predictability and simplicity. I always play on the safe side. I rarely venture out of safe places and really take a chance.
Sometimes we take risks and we fail miserably but sometimes we take risks and we receive a great reward for it in the end. If we never venture out of the sandbox, we will never know what lies out there for us in the great, big world around us. We must explore and discover. I've determined it's better to live life on the edge sometimes and try new things, go new places, experience new ideas. There's something to be said for predictability, patterns and routines but eventually these get old and we tire of them. Sometimes we've got to try something new and put ourselves out there. We must be willing to fail and to accept defeat.
It's time to put on my big boy undies and step out into the unknown in life. Welcome to an adventure.