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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
 
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Everyday Canvas #938881 added July 31, 2018 at 6:12pm
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Taking Risks
Prompt: Here is a William Faulkner quote. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” What do you think he means and is what he means relatable for you?”
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Although there are many ways of interpreting this quote, I’ll first look at it from the point of risk taking. Risk taking, to begin with, means facing a change. How big or small that change is depends on the risk.
To begin with, unless we let go of the status quo, or our comfort zone, or what we are used to having or being, we cannot get into and succeed with risk-taking, simply because a person cannot be in two places at the same time.
For someone to take a big step or to make a hugely risky move, that person probably has readied himself or herself by taking a few smaller risks to build up courage because risk-taking means courage. It means being brave enough to face the challenges and the deficiencies that may arise as the result of risk-taking.
Some, like Mark Zuckerberg, say the biggest risk is not taking any risk, and they may be right in saying that. This doesn’t mean, however, that everyone should jump into every risky situation, but what it means is, even with uncertainties, being negative doesn’t work. With those who are afraid of taking even the surer risks, negativity bias is a block on their road.
Then, without experimenting, how can we know what may work for us? It is important, however, to act smartly with the risks we are taking. This doesn’t mean every risk will produce great results. Some will fail, but this is okay, too, because we learn from our mistakes.
Whatever we want to achieve, we have to start taking positive, calculated risks. This means, determination, courage, and hope. When armed with all three of these strengths, risk-taking can open us to new challenges and opportunities. It will also release the old limits our minds inflict upon us and open us to new boundaries, encouraging us to become more creative, even if not every step is carefully planned out.
Best of all, it will give us a clearer view of what we really want for we can now break free from the average style of thinking and living. As its result, we’ll build self-confidence and self-respect and even more courage to take on new endeavors, making life an exciting place to be.
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