Thinking about the quote....I think our lives improve when we take chances, but it depends on what chances we take....some can make our lives worse....it seems to me that what we have to consider first is what the end result we want first before we can determine if the chance we take is good or bad. Being honest with ourselves is also questionable....when we are in a bad place & think we are being honest with ourselves in a bad way....we can really take a bad chance thinking that what will be accomplished is what we want at the time. I think this quote can be turned around to support our thinking when we are in a bad place...
I really hate thinking negatively but can see how I could turn it all around to support my thinking in whatever state I am in. I think it is important for us to be in a positive mode of thinking for this quote to really work as I think it is intented. Being in my positive thinking state at the moment, yes...it is a risk to be honest with myself & try to decide what chances I need to take to improve my life....those chances are about the changes that I need to make that will take the positive farther & farther until it becomes my way of life....knowing that there will be problems along the way but if they are handled in the same way, they will end up being positive too.
IMHO, this quote needs a little care with it to ensure that it is taken the way it is intended. Maybe I am thinking too way out in seeing the other way of looking at it in the negative way...knowing that that is not the way it is intended.
I agree that this quote is a great one to get people to think about themselves...Thank you for providing it.
Debbie
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