What if the very thing you’re afraid to risk is the doorway to the version of yourself you’ve been trying to grow into? This week’s quote reminds us that a meaningful part of being human requires stepping into uncertainty, not away from it:
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"To laugh is to risk being a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
"To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To express feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing and is nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love or live.
Only a person who risks is free."
Leo Buscaglia
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This week's Care Package
Two Questions to Explore
- Which of these risks are you currently avoiding, and what is it costing you?
- What would become possible if you accepted that risk is the price of aliveness?
Who is Leo Buscaglia?
Felice Leonardo Buscaglia (1924–1998), widely known as "Dr. Love," was an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor at the University of Southern California (USC).
He became a cultural phenomenon in the 1980s for his heartfelt teachings on the necessity of love, human connection, and physical affection.
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Wishing you a most vulnerable day wherever this may find you!
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“To risk is to live, and to live is to be free.”
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