A thought by Leonard Sweet, (2014-02-21) from his book, The Well-Played Life: Why Pleasing God Doesn't Have to Be Such Hard Work (Kindle Locations 2219-2220). Tyndale Momentum. Kindle Edition. But we want security and safety. No way do we want risk. Our son, Brett’s 35 th bd was this week and he was a very good thing in our life. But he was a risk. I spent time with my oldest granddaughter, Ashlyn, yesterday. Of course she is a very good thing along with Addison and Harper but they each one were a risk and they still are. But oh how they were worth the risk. The truth is you wouldn’t even be here if your parents wouldn’t have taken a risk. “In fact”, Leonard says, “recent scientific studies have concluded that humans and organizations endure and mature, not in spite of their willingness to take risks, but because of their risk taking. For safety’s sake and security needs, we want to make the next moment like the one before it. Hence, the power of
Continuing a thought from a book I am reading...