That hurt just through the reading. A lot. Made me remember some biking experiences that I prefer not to.

Risk is necessary and good. I just wrote about taking a $2000 risk booking a flight for Christmas with only the word, but not the legal permission of Lily's mom to take Lily to Germany. And she does not have the best record of standing to her word. I'm taking a few risks there, in order to slowly rebuild trust (which we had talked about under one of your former posts), because I have to. Up to a certain point, at least. It worked out.

Business is always a risk, if one is the owner. Every worker has the risk to get fired, but as an owner, you have the risk to lose it all and having to fire everyone. And still, it's worth it a lot of times. I upgraded from a home oven and 12 pans to a $10,000 investment into room and gear after only 8 months in the business. I paid that off in a little over a year. Turning every penny, yes, but I hate debts, even if it was with my mom.

I got married without a prenuptial agreement, that was a huge risk. But my ex-wife, though very hurt, is a good person and we divorced unanimously. That was luck, given the "normal" divorce. Still, that risk helped me to stay in Ecuador, and then build my business and life here.

With the years, I learned to evaluate risks better. Which are worth taking, which aren't. I think I give it a go with 50% success chance, or higher. There's still a lot that can go wrong, but I do have the skill to make the best even out of quite bad situations.

So, yes, I, too, believe that good comes from the willingness to try despite the failures that may come. Great post. Thank you.