Risk

“Taking calculated risks is about rebalancing our fundamental need for both security and freedom.”

Over the course of any relationship, issues can pile up, whether it’s major transgressions or minor mistakes that have compounded. Even small mistakes can be corrosive when they happen again and again. And even when the offending partner is working to heal the wounds, the other partner’s confirmation bias will insist “they’re just going to do it again.” If any of this sounds familiar to you, the last thing you probably want to hear is that it’s on you to open back up to the possibility of being hurt or disappointed again… but taking that risk is the only way to build trust in a possible alternative: that things can be better. Cultivating that level of trust requires millions of micro-risks that help us grow.