Through out my
life I have been a risk taker. I have always been the first to make snap decisions
and jump at opportunities without a second thought. This is a big part of who I
am and I am constantly having to defend it. So today I have decided to write a
little bit about my reasoning behind this part of my personality to give those
who like to criticize and judge me a chance to open up their minds, even if for
just a minute.
I am going to start by pointing out
that no one has the right or will ever have the right to tell me how to live my
life or what decisions are best for me. This is something that I must decide
and I am more than happy to listen to your opinions, however in the end I will
choose what I feel is best.
I strongly feel that when an opportunity
presents its self that I should jump at it because who knows if it will ever
come around again. I am the type of person who can not spend my life wondering “what
if?” I don’t want to wake up one day and wonder what my life would be like if I
had made that big move or accepted that job that wasn’t totally conventional. I
don’t ever want to get older and feel like I am stuck or wish that I had gotten
in more life experiences while I still had the chance. I refuse to become
bitter and angry with myself for not taking chances.
If over the years I had taken less
risk or done everything in a conventional and expected kind of way, I would not
have half the stories, memories or learning experiences that I have. I wouldn’t have had the pleasure of meeting
some of the most awesome people I have ever met. I wouldn’t be the same person
that I am today. Even when things didn’t work out how I thought they would I
have never felt that I wasn’t right where I needed to be at that point in my
life.
I don’t live my life by staying
inside the lines. I want to fully experience every moment of it. I want to live
it to the fullest with no regrets!
We only get one shot at life and I
plan to spend mine living it! I’m going to continue to be bold and do the
unexpected. I’m going to jump right in and not look back. I’m not asking anyone
to fully understand my way of living or change what is right for them. I’m just
asking for them to accept it.
"Stand
upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share;
Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare." -Voltaire
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