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Love's Risk: Taking the Ultimate Chance© Michele KayD
Jan 30, 1998
January is slowly drawing to a close, and in its place is the allure of the upcoming romantic holiday. Lacy red or black lingerie, heart-shaped images, boxes of chocolate truffles galore, and roses in a multitude of colors suddenly appear everywhere we go. As Valentine's Day symbols begin to float through the air, lovers and single hopefuls alike turn thoughts to pure romance. To get into the proper mindset, this week will begin the official countdown to V-day! Step one is to open up to the power and possibilities of love and to all its infintite chances. This poem speaks volumes on the risk of loving. There is also a famous poem proclaiming much the same message. The abbreviated excerpt reads: To Love is to risk not being loved in return . . . .
The greatest hazzard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing . . . may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live." (Unknown) View the full version on this page. Even a hopeless romantic will admit that there is no greater risk in life than opening oneself up to the possibility of love. There are always two potential outcomes facing the romantic risk-taker: success (finding a fulfilling relationship) or forfeit (abandoning a relationship which is best left as a learning step). Even rejections and breakups are not missteps, they're active steps. There is no such word as failure when it comes to taking a chance on love. Every attempt is one step closer, one learning experience nearer, one strengthening lesson to prepare for the real thing. Anyone who seeks love whole-heartedly is not only brave, but also deserving of the most meaningful path that life offers us all. Web Sites Love Is All We Need
Literature Hearts At Risk (Second Chance At Love 232) — by Liz Grady
Matters of Chance: A Novel — by Jeannette Haien
Love Story — by Erich Segal"Remember that great love and great achievment involve great risk." (Unknown) **Be sure to stop by the Romance Suite next week for a Valentine's Day extravaganza!!
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Bernd~Thanks again for your input. As for my responses, I do believe there is a time & reason to be cautious, of course. Still, I believe that, ultimately, we have far more to gain & learn by bei ...
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Michele, it's interesting to run into that poem in another context. I've held it close to me heart for many years now, have pinned a copy to my wall, my lovers wall, kept one online and intended to ex ...
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Buddy,The article was one of my weekly submissions from January. You can directly access it from this page, actually. Simply return the top & click on the title, "Love's Risk: Taking the Ultimate ...
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Buddy Tillery
Michele,
So where can I read the article that Michele was talking about? Sounds like something
I could USE!
Thanks,
Buddy (aka Buddyt@worldnet.att.net) ...
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Michelle~I'm sooo glad to see you enjoyed my article and that we share the viewpoint about taking the chance with love. I do firmly believe that all attempts with love are important steps. As Tenn ...
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