Who can say where the road goes Where the day flows, only time And who can say if your love grows As your heart chose, only time
Who can say why your heart sighs As your love flies, only time And who can say why your heart cries When your love lies, only time
Who can say when the roads meet That love might be in your heart And who can say when the day sleeps If the night keeps all your heart Night keeps all your heart
Who can say if your love grows As your heart chose Only time And who can say where the road goes Where the day flows, only time
So how should you live when you’re not sure how things are going to turn out? Solomon says, “Don’t play it safe—take risks.” In other words, you have to live confidently. You can’t hide just because life won’t cooperate. Don’t avoid blessings because of the concerns that come with them. Don’t say, “I can’t get married. What if difficult struggles come up between me and my mate?” Or, “I can’t have children. How will I know they won’t be born with a birth defect?” Or, “I can’t start a business. What if it folds?” Or I can’t join the military. I might get deployed.”422 God wants you to step out in faith and take risks. He yearns for us to stop playing it safe. In Eccl 11:1-6, Solomon will pass on two insider tips that will help us to take some risks and avoid playing it safe. - Study By: Keith Krell from the Series: The Good Life: Ecclesiastes, No Risks, No Rewards (Ecclesiastes 11:1-6) http://bible.org/seriespage/no-risks-no-rewards-ecclesiastes-111-6
"Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure." - Author Unknown
"I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world experience. And they're humble." - Mark Pincus
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." - Robert F. Kennedy
"A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker." - Ann Bancroft
"There are always risks in battle. It's a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.' [said Halt]. 'How do you know which are the right ones?' Shigeru asked. Halt glanced at his two younger companions. They grinned and answered in chorus, 'You wait and see if you win." - John Flanagan, The Emperor of Nihon-Ja
What are you willing to risk a lot for? A new job, a new life? Something else?
"A thing is only as great as the amount a person is willing to risk for it. If you are not willing to risk anything, then the thing mustn't be so great at all." - Madeline Claire Franklin, The Poppet and the Lune
Thursday, June 4, 2015
From the song 'The Gambler' by Kenny Rogers:
On a warm summer's eve On a train bound for nowhere I met up with the gambler We were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a-starin' Out the window at the darkness The boredom overtook us, and he began to speak
He said, "Son, I've made my life Out of readin' people's faces Knowin' what the cards were By the way they held their eyes So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice"
So I handed him my bottle And he drank down my last swallow Then he bummed a cigarette And asked me for a light And the night got deathly quiet And his faced lost all expression He said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy You gotta learn to play it right
You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away Know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done
Now every gambler knows the secret to survivin' Is knowin' what to throw away And knowin' what to keep 'Cause every hand's a winner And every hand's a loser And the best that you can hope for Is to die in your sleep"
So when he finished speakin' He turned back for the window Crushed out his cigarette And faded off to sleep then somewhere in the darkness The gambler he broke even, but in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done
You've got to know when to hold 'em (When to hold 'em) Know when to fold 'em (When to fold 'em) Know when to walk away know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done
You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done
"We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness." - Maxwell Maltz
"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash." - George S. Patton
"Nella vita: chi non risica, non rosica," he said finally, his voice quiet. "In life: nothing ventured, nothing gained. My mom used to tell us that. It's been a long time, but I can still hear her saying it."
- J.M. Darhower, Sempre
"To win you have to risk loss." - Jean-Claude Killy
"By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end." - Paulo Coelho
"Everything's a gamble, love most of all." - Tess Gerritsen, The Sinner
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
From the song 'Taking A Chance' by Whitney Houston:
There's a chance that maybe in this life I'll find
True love and peace of mind
There's a chance that maybe I can reach my goal
And soar to the other side
Good things come to those who wait
I'm just afraid that I might sit here and wait too late
"Nobody knows how things will turn out, that's why they go ahead and play the game....You give it your all and sometimes amazing things happen, but it's hardly what you expect."
- Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capone Does My Shirts
Was the wedding singer or the other characters taking the right risks?
"I see two extremes to avoid when it comes to the issue of taking risks:
- Being a person who takes risks just for the sake of taking risks. They don't think about the negative consequences.
- Being a person who watches life pass them by because they've become paralyzed at the face of risk. They don't think enough about the potential reward."
- SpreadTheFlame.com, http://spreadtheflame.com/2011/10/20-great-quotes-on-taking-risks/
"Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever."
- Philip Andrew Adams
"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
- Anais Nin
"Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing."
- Denis Waitley
"You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk."
- Rosalynn Carter
"Failure is not something to be afraid of. If I'm not failing, then I'm not taking enough necessary risks for success and pure awesomeness. If I don't fail, then I'm being safe. I'm being complacent, and this lack of failure is failure in itself. If I fail, then I'm on the right track."
- Mark Lawrence
"For most of my life, I'd let the fear of failure stop me from doubg much of anything that would stretch me, anything that would allow me to grow as a human being - because I didn't want to do anything that fell short of this idea of perfection that I'd constructed in my mind."
- Lyman Reed
"I've found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall foward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. You've got to take risks. You will fail at some point in your life. Accept it. You will lose. You will embarrass yourself. You will suck at something. There is no doubt about it. Never be discouraged. Never look back. Give everything you've got. And when you fall throughout life, fall foward."
- Denzel Washington, University of Pennsylvania Commencement Address, 2011, http://www.rd.com/advice/5-great-graduation-speech-quotes/3/
Monday, June 1, 2015
From the song 'Taking Chances' by Celine Dion:
But what do you say to taking chances, What do you say to jumping off the edge? Never knowing if there's solid ground below Or hand to hold, or hell to pay, What do you say, What do you say?
"Take a risk a day – one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it. - Susan Jeffers
"I believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare." - Maya Angelou
"Life is an adventure, dare it." - Mother Teresa
"When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given." - Barbara Sher
"I've found luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often." - Brian Tracy
"If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been." - Robert H. Schuller
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky
"Be wise enough not to be reckless, but brave enough to take great risks." ― Frank Warren
Sunday, May 31, 2015
From the song 'The Chance You Didn't Take' by Nick Lachey:
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win All that matters in the end Will you live to love again Sometimes you bend, sometimes you break Only thing that you regret was The chance you didn't take (the chance that you didn't take) Oh chance you didn't take (the chance that you didn't take)
"Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't take it." - Tom Stoppard
How do you live your life? As risky as the Griswolds in the the movie 'Vegas Vacation'? https://youtu.be/Ft4m1wA1_48
"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise." - Author Unknown
"He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being." - Paul Tillich
"The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live." - Leo Buscaglia
"The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it." - Roger Babson
"Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act." - Andre Malraux
Lack of courage could hold a person back from achieving his potential and success.
A courageous person is more willing to take risks and should achieve more.
