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Life is filled with chances.  We have opportunities to make so many different decisions in life; from what to wear, what to eat, where to go to school, where to work, where to play, who to befriend, who to date, how to behave, who to marry, how to raise our children, who to like, who to love, who to dislike, where to live, and when to take chances in life, etc...

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Taking chances is involved in each of those situations.  For some, taking chances can be scary, because we cannot predict the outcome that will result from taking the chance.  What is not familiar to us, is often uncomfortable. In that discomfort, it produces fear.  Fear prevents us from doing a lot of things.  It is strange that most things that we should be fearful of, we are more inclined to take a chance, and risk making poor decisions.  However, we are usually more fearful of matters of the heart.  To explain, if we fear that we might get hurt by the action or by someone, we are less likely to take a chance.  However, we should be more fearful of making poor decisions that we know are morally wrong.  If you speculate that taking a chance might produce a negative outcome, you are less likely to take that chance.  The tricky part about that is you do not really know what the outcome will be.  

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Every opportunity is not always a good opportunity for You, and every open door does not mean that door is the right door for You to walk in.  You have to look at the bigger picture, and the risk involved with taking that chance.  Doing so is much like the article that I wrote about previously, "Weigh the Weight of Your Choices."  When you take a chance in life, you don't know where the opportunity will lead you.  But, every time that you wanted something in life, you had to take a chance to get what you wanted.  Think about it...You took a chance, when you accepted the job.  You took a chance, when you got married.  You took a chance, when you had children.  You took a chance, when you pursued your dreams.  You took a chance, when you befriended the people around you.  You took a chance, when you decided to believe in God.  You took a chance, when you decided to get your college degree.  You took a chance, when you dated people.  You took a chance, when you had sex.  You took a chance, when you moved in that neighborhood.  All of this proves that when you really want something or someone, you take chances to get what you want in life.  All of us have taken chances; some good, and some bad...some safe, and some not so safe...chances.

 

Life is about taking Safe chances.  When I talk about taking chances, I am Not talking about risking everything.  I am talking about Living Enough to Not Live with Regrets. Think about the opportunities that you missed out on, when you didn't take a chance.  In 2024, make this the year that you are more open to taking Safe chances.  When a good opportunity (without "strings" attached), or someone important to you, and/or something that is a rarity happens in your life that might not come around easily, seize the moment, while keeping your dignity intact.  Live in the moment, before that moment becomes only a memory, so that you will not have to live with the "what if?" constantly on your mind.  If the chances are safe, defeat the fear, and take the chance.

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By Lynnette Clement