Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Eleanor Roosevelt said that we should "do one thing every day that scares you."
Sure, I get it. The status quo is not very exciting, and, for different reasons, could possibly even be unhealthy. Life requires (some) risk. After all, "nothing ventured, nothing gained".
Here's something I think we can work with. Risk-taking is a willingness, to take a justifiable risk, given the preferred outcome. There is wisdom in that. But isn't the point of pursuing wisdom to avoid risk?
Avoid risk? No. Take calculated risks? Yes.
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