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, so...

I'm taking a chance on loving you,
No matter the price I'll pay my dues,
I'm taking a chance on loving you,
They tell me I'm crazy.

There's a chance that maybe once I could be wrong,
But wrong never felt so right,
There's a chance that maybe I'm risking much too soon,
But our hearts just fell in tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyLd3l3r29E

"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

Would you take more risks if you could directly affect or control the time you have to live as in the movie: In Time?
Movie: In Time
https://youtu.be/YRSBiTF3wNw

"Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough."
- David Packard

"The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."
- Mark Zuckerberg

"Person after person ... said their biggest regrets were not things they had done, but things they had not done… the risks never taken."
- Robert Peek, Blog Post Living life fully means taking some risks, 2/2011,
http://robertpeek.com/2011/02/12/living-life-fully-means-taking-some-risks/

MainMessageForToday
Don't let a risk/path not taken be your biggest regret.

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?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKYKNZvQ6Jc

"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."
- http://spreadtheflame.com/2011/10/20-great-quotes-on-taking-risks/

"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

"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

"It's very important for people to know themselves and understand what their value system is, because if you don't know what your value system is, then you don't know what risks are worth taking and which ones are worth avoiding."
- Benjamin Carson

MainMessageForToday
Some people are risk-averse (do not like much risk). Are you?
Do you like to be extra careful when driving or completing other activities?
Would you try sports such as bungee jumping (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungee_jumping)?

From the song 'Anyway' by Martina McBride:

You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin',
One storm can come and blow it all away,
Build it anyway.

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach,
And you know it might not ever come your way,
Dream it anyway.

God is great, but sometimes life ain't good,
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway,
I do it anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLtyzRgmyI

"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

"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 

"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

"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
- Anaïs 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

MainMessageForToday
There is always the risk of failure, but it beats getting nowhere or achieving nothing because you did not attempt something.

From the song 'Only Time' by Enya:

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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfYIMyS_dI

"I believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare."
- Maya Angelou

"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

"I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. 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 forward."
- Denzel Washington: University of Pennsylvania Commencement Address, 2011
http://www.rd.com/advice/5-great-graduation-speech-quotes/3/

"Be wise enough not to be reckless, but brave enough to take great risks."
― Frank Warren

MainMessageForToday
The future path is uncertain so involves risk. Have the courage to take chances.

Theme for the week 1/17 - 1/23: Risk, which follows last week's topic Decisions.