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October 2008 
Are you a risk-taker?
Posted on Nov 20th, 2007
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Marisa
Marisa
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 10, 2007:
The simplest answer is NO.
I am impulsive but I have gotten burned by the outcomes of many impulsive decisions. I take risks, but I don't LIKE to take risks. My risky decisions are usually the outcome of faulty logic, tangled emotions, and self-centeredness.
Some risks have paid off. Most have not. Whenever I am proposed with a new situation that looks risky, I have to fight an entire army of red flags in my mind before I can earnestly consider it.
There are certain things I won't gamble with. My relationships. My mind. My savings. My values. If I'm comfortable where I am in all of those areas, I won't put them at risk.
I will bungee-jump. I will take a leap off a high-dive. I will carelessly throw away receipts. I will speak up and make my opinion heard even if it might get me into trouble. I will look at other men and women who are not Shawn.
I will not do hard drugs. I will not blow my savings on an impulse purchase. I will not sacrifice myself in the name of protest. I will never, ever, ever do anything to shake the foundation of my relationship with Shawn (been there, done that, barely survived). I will never elope, as that would damage the relationships with my parents and his parents. I will never do anything that will destroy the relationship between me and my future kids. I will not betray a friend for my own gain.
I play on the safe side. While walking the line might be more fun, more exhilarating, more full of life, playing it safe is a good method for this point of my life.
I am impulsive but I have gotten burned by the outcomes of many impulsive decisions. I take risks, but I don't LIKE to take risks. My risky decisions are usually the outcome of faulty logic, tangled emotions, and self-centeredness.
Some risks have paid off. Most have not. Whenever I am proposed with a new situation that looks risky, I have to fight an entire army of red flags in my mind before I can earnestly consider it.
There are certain things I won't gamble with. My relationships. My mind. My savings. My values. If I'm comfortable where I am in all of those areas, I won't put them at risk.
I will bungee-jump. I will take a leap off a high-dive. I will carelessly throw away receipts. I will speak up and make my opinion heard even if it might get me into trouble. I will look at other men and women who are not Shawn.
I will not do hard drugs. I will not blow my savings on an impulse purchase. I will not sacrifice myself in the name of protest. I will never, ever, ever do anything to shake the foundation of my relationship with Shawn (been there, done that, barely survived). I will never elope, as that would damage the relationships with my parents and his parents. I will never do anything that will destroy the relationship between me and my future kids. I will not betray a friend for my own gain.
I play on the safe side. While walking the line might be more fun, more exhilarating, more full of life, playing it safe is a good method for this point of my life.
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