Each of us gets the chance to to choose between closing ourselves off out of fear or making the brave choice and opening up to the possibilities of life. Closing down out of fear ends whatever journey you are on and closes down the path forward. You may feel safer when you are closed but your forward progress stops. At best, you will begin to wander in circles and continue repeating the same patterns that got you to that point. On the other hand, if you choose to remain open your possible paths and outcomes are infinite in number. The quality of each is not guaranteed since failure always remains a possibility as no one has perfect information and no one chooses correctly every time. However, success and failure are equally capable of teaching us lessons that will improve our chances of making the right choice next time. Staying opening to risk means remaining open to reaching the place you want to be the most.
