Carrie and Danielle - Latest Comments in Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

Anna — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:57:49 -0000

Ask this first.... Is it really LOVE? If it is, then it is always worth it.

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

Gail Larsen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:05:15 -0000

This is a beautiful thought. As adults, we often think we can handle situations in the name of love that shut off the little girl inside who needs to be heard and honored. Thank you for this profound reminder.

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

Victoria Haines — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:26:53 -0000

Absolutely, even if it doesn't work and you get hurt, you have dared to risk it and in doing so opened yourself for the experience

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Get Togetha — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:07:34 -0000

Life is totally about taking risks and learning lessons. If we play it safe we won't learn a darn thing about ourselves...and leads to a Biff Stiff life....

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

brown_eyed_girl — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:22:20 -0000

Tough question....sometimes no, but you never know that until after. A good strategy: picture the little girl (sorry guys!) that you once were, loved or deserving of love, and ask yourself 'is this what I want for her?'

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Christopher — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:22:15 -0000

What a loaded question - do you mean before falling in love? (do your homework first...)

Or after you are in love with someone...do you then take risks? (absolutely....)

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

braziliana — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:39:03 -0000

I so agree with Carie, it is worth it. Love is being true to yourself.If you know what you want, so take the risk!

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Sabrina — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:16:09 -0000

Yes, absolutely. When I went from wanting love, to being love, it was then that I could truly receive love and give out of love. It's so worth it!

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Saver Queen — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:15:33 -0000

Yes, it's worth it... as long as you keep listening to yourself!

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

Anna — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:37:00 -0000

Defiantly! Because the feeling after is priceless.

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Sandy Weiner — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:18:37 -0000

I stayed safe in my choice for a husband and it had been a mistake since the day I said "I do" when I felt "I don't". I finally am free of that safe and not right for me relationship, and I am happy and alive again. I would take huge risks for love, within the bounds of self-respect and self-love.
What held me back in my early relationships was the inability to be an empowered communicator. I am so much better now and can't wait to see what the universe has in store for me the second time around!

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Connie — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:30:34 -0000

I agree with Carrie 100%.

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colleenoverman — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:07:40 -0000

I agree with Carrie. As long as you are happy (and safe) in the doing of it, it's always worth it. Better to have no regrets.

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storyteller — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:55:09 -0000

This week I have had my guts kicked out for loving someone. Love is not safe, ever. Because you walk around with no protection. Love does not make room for pride either. There is nothing guaranteed about love and most certainly there is nothing fair about love. You will be betrayed, on some level. You will be stabbed. You will be abandoned. Humans f**k up everything. We do. I've done it - and we rarely even do it wittingly - hurt someone who loves us. And this time I got hurt. But you know, even after I lay on the floor, pushing my own spleen back into my abdomen...wiping up my own blood...love gave me the strength to reach out and say, "I forgive you. I love you. Now that we understand each other better, let's try again." And that amazing warm burn came over me. That Eternal Bottomless strength. Aha. Love is so big and so mighty and so God - I don't need the smaller ideas of fairness, pride and safety I cling to. With Love I truly am inviincible.

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hhalepis — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:45:37 -0000

I have to comment on this one...

Love is a tricky thing. Whenever I need a bit of love advice, I can always rely upon the eternal thoughts of Jane Austen. No matter what kind of love predicament you may be in, Jane has thought of it all before.

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Arianne — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:30:59 -0000

Yes! It took me a little bit of time to learn this one, but it definitely, is always worth it.

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aceofsomething — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:47:02 -0000

I've taken lots of risks for my heart over the years. Some ended up being lovely, some heartbreaking. Looking back I wouldn't change a single thing or give up any of the heartbreak, it's proof I'm open and out there. The only thing I fear when it comes to my heart is not feeling anything at all.

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Jess — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:45:05 -0000

If you feel whole in yourself and being with this person will only add to your life's loveliness - OF COURSE you do it :)

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

CristinaCC — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:44:07 -0000

YES, I see it as a part of unconditional love.

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

emily — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:27:26 -0000

YES!

Honor yourself and, but, YES!

(btw, GREAT responses group!! What full, loving people are here!!)

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

missp — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:21:22 -0000

As I look back on my life, I see that I have spent a lot of time in personal relationships.. Some have been great, some not so great.. Overall.. Is it always worth it? ... Have they taken up so much of my time? yes.. Is Love worth it.. "better to have loved and lost, then to not have loved at all...".. each experience brings information that can only be extracted from a heart loved well...So, Yes, Sweet, Yes..

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

debbierodgers — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:11:13 -0000

In the end, all we have that is important is our relationships with our loved ones. Is there anything that could possibly be too great a risk to preserve those? I don't think so.

Even if things don't work out as you thought, you've had love.

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

Traci — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:03:47 -0000

First of all, YES! Always, yes! Secondly, I don't think we have a choice. Love is inherently a risk. It is impossible to love without becoming vulnerable.

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Wazzy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:53:03 -0000

If everyone is fully capable of being a part of an intimate relationship, then we all have the capacity to participate fully within that. I think that through these risks, we grow, and find out more about ourselves. We stretch our ideas about what is possible.

Re: Taking Risks When It Comes To Love; Is It Always Worth It?

Kim — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:51:30 -0000

Taking a risk for love is definitely worth it.