Risk and Dare

I could not resist the risk so I dared myself to write this .
 This blog came about as a result  of a discussion of  risk and dare at my creative writing group Creative Endeavors. This group who meets in Sault Mich., way up in the north, are  very good writers. 
They are an energetic fun group of thinkers.When an idea is presented  they will fly with it. We have many artists, professional and non, painters, sculptors, craft makers, writers who write poems, stories , books, story tellers. singers,actors, teachers, all different ages.
 We  had a fun time with these two words. One of our members said we should to consider 'calculated risk' as another part of the idea.
Now think about that. Is there calculated dares ?
As my readers know I love dictionaries.I got mine out .I did not have to dust it off.
There was some discussion that young people are more likely to take a dare and older ones will take a risk . Is there a difference?


OK young people,
If someone challenges you and you accept it, that is a dare.
If you defy the stars, as Romeo did ,that is also a accepting a dare .
If you' double dog dare' someone to climb the ridge pole and they accept the dare ,they dare.
If you are willing to make a change which may be hazardous, that is a dare .
Do you describe yourself as a daring young man or woman, like the daring young man on the flying trapeze?
Are you adventuresome , a daredevil?
Are you fool hardy, making rash decisions?
Are you reckless, perhaps with your heart?
Are you  venturesome ,you need a new adventure, you need to see the world?
Do you take the bull by the horns?
Then  you  dare.

Now for the older set.
If you don't mind danger ,hazard, putting yourself in jeopardy or peril, you may be a risk taker .
Think police or fireman and rescue work.
If you take a chance, seek your fortune, rely on luck, you may be a risk taker .
If you love adventure and change you  maybe a risk taker. Note: the daring young also love adventure.
If you will will take a gamble or wager you may be a risk taker. We do see a lot of seniors at the casino.
If you find yourself diving into ticklish,touchy sensitive, chancy or perilous situations on purpose. You may be a risk taker.
If you will go out on thin ice .
You are a risk taker.

Calculated Risk means: you have thought this risk over, in a guarded, safe ,wary, cautious way. It is almost the opposite of risk .
This makes you not a risk taker or maybe not a dare taker. What do you think?

In conclusion I think we all  of us, young and old take some risk and some dares.
We dare ourselves to risk.We rise to the challenge. Life  is a risky business.

None of us benefits by literally taking a bull by the horns or walking out onto thin ice, but; sometimes we are called upon to do very brave things.
My artist  friends risk themselves every day by putting their work out there to be considered or critiqued. Risk Takers ,you are living the life many people wish they were brave enough to live.