Not to long ago I posted a blog on risk taking. I quoted a poem from someone who I thought was an unknown author. Well was I ever wrong. I recently received a phone call from the author letting me know that he wrote the poem. Not only did he take the risk to reach out to talk to me, he was very genuine, funny and a compassionate human being. I felt very honored, privileged and blessed to have been touched by his contact. So I will again post his poem author known.
Risks
By Joseph P Lawler – 1985
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out for another is to risk involvement
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd
Is to risk not being loved
To live is to risk dying
To hope is to Risk despair
To try is to risk failure
But risks must be taken
Because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing
People, who risk nothing, have nothing
Do nothing and are nothing
They may avoid suffering and sorrow
But they cannot learn, feel, change, love or live
Chained by their certitudes they are slaves
They forfeited their freedom
Only a person who risks is free!
[…] Eileen Davenport is a Certified Women-Owned Business in the promotional products and corporate marketing industry with 20 years of experience. She is also on a mission to help those with rosacea and other skin problems that affect self-confidence, you can visit her Rodan & Fields website. Eileen lives on Long Island, NY, with her husband and three children. Her favorite quote is “Fall seven times, stand up eight” and her favorite poem is “Risks”. […]
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