Risk? - Quote 15 of 365

“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.” - Wayne Gretzky

Have you ever thought about doing something, but then didn’t? Then wished you had done it? This is exactly what Wayne is talking about. If you don’t do it then you will never know how the outcome would be, whether it would have been good or bad. What is the reason you didn’t do said thing? Were you scared? Embarrassed maybe? I find a lot of people are afraid to looks stupid or dumb, this includes me. Now if you know me then you are saying, “Emily, you act silly all the time.” I agree with this, but there are so many things that I wish I had done but I was afraid to do it. Not because I am afraid of looking stupid but I am afraid of losing people. I hate having someone in my life and then losing them, whether it is because of me, them, or an external person. Okay again yall are thinking, “Duh Emily no one likes to lose people.” I know but my fear prevents me from doing more things then it should. I also think is it part of the reason I always want people to smile, because that means that they wont leave because I make them happy. This also puts me in all the awkward “friend zones” I am in and the lack of best friend. Does this bother me? Yes, but this is me. I can’t change me; all I can do is embrace it. I try everyday to do something that pushes boundaries. Sometimes it works out for me, other it doesn’t. This is life and I intend to take as many shots that life allows me to.