A Risk Worth Taking

by Jessica Joyce

Now, instead of thinking of the cost of action, I imagine the opposite: what would it cost me to do nothing? To not take a risk that could change my life? It could cost me everything. Not only with major decisions, but in small moments I let pass me by.

“I’m about to be intensely forward,” I warn him. Connor’s eyes light up. “The answer is yes.”

I think I would fall in love with him if we had the time. It’s scary to know that and still walk away from it.

Even now, I sometimes get caught up in the risk and reward of the big decisions I make, like moving here. But the small ones matter, too. When you collect them in your hand over time, they grow just as massive.