The priority for me is to have a stable base of operations. Once this is established, I am given to reaching out in new endeavors. For example, at the moment I am taking a course in special education at the University of South Florida and taking guitar lessons. Additionally, I am tutoring in two different schools. I like the sense of adventure, but only when it is grounded in stability. In a sense this question is like the question regarding risk--are you risk adverse or a risk taker? I like to take risks, but only if I can plot a satisfactory fallback position if the experiment fails. No one wants to be considered a "stick in the mud." At the same time, no one wants to be considered foolhardy. The secret lies in establishing a steady rudder--a steady base of operations--that one can depend upon when setting out upon adventures. I suppose an investment analogy would be the observation that the deeper one's pockets, the greater the risk one can afford to take; or psychologically, the stronger ones's convictions, the more openly one can embrace the unknown.
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