
Find your spirit of adventure 71
and living a full life. Taking risks is part of what makes us feel
alive. It makes life fun and reminds us that we can make changes
at any moment. But if we’re not feeling adventurous, risk can
seem scary. We may have a built-in belief that if we strike out in
a new direction we’ll lose our way or even our identity. Or we
may fear that we have too much to lose by instigating a change.
If we indulge in catastrophic thinking, we might even imagine
that something terrible might happen. This is because so often
we identify with trying to survive rather than thrive.
The difference between ...