It has been my experience that risk-taking comes in many forms, according to the personality of the risk-taker, the nature of the risk, or the results of previous attempts at deliberate change. First of all, there are people who dive in head-first, undeterred by the sudden chill of the water. Others prefer to wade slowly [...]
Risks Taken
I’ve have written before about my son’s wife who, in February, had a massive stroke at age 49. She is making progress. It’s slow but it’s progress and for that we are thankful. The risks I recently took had to do with being with them for an extended stay. I had been wanting – needing [...]
In her moving blog entry yesterday, Janie Cook talked (among other things) about how it feels to decide ”that ‘now’ is the time to speak out – heedless of the consequences because being the person who speaks out is who we want to be.” I’ve made the decision to “speak out now” at least twice [...]
A Powerful Trio of Fears
The fear of failure, the fear of success, the fear of the unknown. These are a powerful trio. But there’s something inside each of us that’s even more powerful still. Read on to find out about this secret weapon…
Facing Fear
“Always do what you are afraid to do.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson This should be tattooed on my arm. Why is it so hard for us to do what we are afraid of? And why is it that once we take that risk, it is a huge relief, even if things don’t turn out as we [...]
Maybe, maybe not
I am going to be a total wimp this time and write about a risk I might take. Maybe. For the last six months or so I have been planning to do a small vocal concert in August. I know I will have time then. I just need to reserve a performance space, hire an [...]
Supervision of potty-training and more
While my daily life is peppered with small (and still important!) risks – risking accidents and labor-intensive trips to the bathroom by potty-training; risking night-wandering by moving a 3-year-old into a big girl bed; risking shame via haircut (bangs or no bangs?) – a new risk has appeared on the professional horizon. The small research [...]
Grow
My job over the past year has been full of growth and learning brand new skills – I am building computer based learning classes and am learning how to use video and other media to be creative and interactive. Last week, I was given an award of ‘excellence’ at work for the online classes I [...]
Water Wings & Cheerleaders
My usual blog day is the 15th, and my last entry was titled Swim or Sink. At that time, I was curled up in a fetal position, drifting in an ocean of tension and distress, depressed, terrified, lonely, and feeling my available choices were really no choices at all. Afraid of drowning emotionally, I reached [...]
