Risks

From the minute we wake up in the morning we take risk

We risk stubbing our toes as we stumble out of bed so we watch where we are going but we need to leave the room so we do it

We risk slipping in the bathroom so we put down a mat or we can’t go for a pee and feel relief

We risk falling down the stairs so we hold on to the handrail or we are stranded up there

We risk burning ourselves on the kettle so we use a towel and get a delicious hot beverage

We go outside and cross the road and look it either direction or we might miss something wonderful on the other side

We go on a date with a stranger. It could be a disaster or it could be something wonderful 

We get in a car to go somewhere, it might crash or it could show us amazing places

Without talk a chance we would never do anything 

There is every chance that if you stub your toe you will do it again and again and quite probably in the same place 

You will curse yourself and it and if it really hurts you will cry but you will still walk there daily 

You won’t throw the kettle out cos it burnt you a couple of times but you might be a bit more careful with it. You won’t be as rushed to pick it up in case you drop it

Sometimes people hurt us 

Not deliberately but things get said by people

Mean things 

And it hurts 

We have a choice

We can cut that person out entirely

Or we can choose to keep them

There will always be a risk of further hurt 

But you learn to grow with that person

Not every row is the end 

We can’t live in a protective bubble

Life isn’t like that 

But if you learn from the row and what sparked it - circumstance etc then you do grow stronger if you care for that person

If you didn’t care then you walk away

And if you can’t walk away then you talk and resolve things 

Life is not all roses

And even they have thorns

They might prick you from time to time 

But doesn’t stop you inhaling the sweet scent or admiring their beauty

A life travelled alone is a lonely one

I am willing to take the risk to be hurt

Cos the journey might just be bloody amazing