Take Risks.
When I say this, I don't mean skydiving... exactly...
Stepping out of your comfort zone is a good start. Some of the obvious things I could say are sit with the outcast who eats lunch alone or say 'hi' to the boy in your science class you've been totally crushing on, but that's not really what I'm saying. Risks are much bigger that that.
According to Google, a risk is defined as a situation involving exposure to danger. Taking risks grow people. Recently, some risks that have grown me have been switching schools, exploring my future a little bit more, even starting this blog!
Switching schools was so scary for me. I've mentioned it a lot, but I'll save all the details for another post.
Exploring my future has been scary because I don't know what I want to be when I graduate high school yet. I know I'm only a sophomore, then again, I'm already a sophomore! I think that I might want to go into science, but theology and music are two other passions of mine that I would also love to study for the rest of my life. Music specifically is such an important part of my life and recently, I took a risk and started taking choral conducting lessons. This opened up a whole new door for me because growing up I always told myself that I never wanted to be a music teacher. Now, I am developing a passion for both teaching and studying choral music. It's so awesome.
Lastly, starting this blog was such a risk for me. There was a girl I grew up with who I really looked up to who had her own blog, and it made me begin to wonder what it would look like if I ever made my own blog. This was something I had been contemplating launching for months. Honestly, I'm real happy I did. I know I'm not the top blogger who's super famous, nor do I ever intend to be, I just want to share who I am with the world in a way where I don't have to always be upfront and the center of attention. Every post I write is a risk. I don't know what the response will be, I don't know if it will be what people want to hear right now or not, but this is what I have to say, take it or leave it.
I'd like to point out that not all of the risks I've taken have turned out well. I've forgotten words during performances, I've failed tests, I've lost friendships, I've made plenty of mistakes. I'm not perfect, but that's what taking risks are all about. Whether you rock it or fail miserably, you learn. Risks are growing experiences. Taking them every once and a while can be really good for you. Maybe your next step in life is to take that risk you've been thinking about. If so, pray about it, seek advice from friends and family, and maybe try it! You never know what could come out of it.
Much Love,
Delaney Miller