Feb 24 Safety

Many people live their lives focused on being safe.
While it is wise to have some measure of safety, it is possible to be too safe.
Those who are overly concerned with being safe risk living a life limited by fear: fear of the unknown, or fear of loss. They may fear being wrong, or trying something and failing.
But the real risk is not being really alive. Life was not meant to be lived behind barricaded doors, whether physical doors or emotional ones. We have a need for adventure, for seeing what we can accomplish, for creating. When we don’t honor that need, we may have a sense of emptiness. This feeling of lack is not the same as peace – it is, in fact, the opposite of peace.
We can never live entirely risk-free. There is always some risk in the process of living. That is how we learn about ourselves and how we grow.
Today do one small thing that involves a risk. Start a conversation with someone you don’t know, try a new food, tell someone you admire them. Afterwards, check your feelings to see how taking the risk affected you.