I like taking risks.  If something is potentially precarious – it interests me.  Not that my middle name is danger or anything, it is actually Olga, but my point is that testing boundaries is something I want to do.

The Munch is naturally more cautious than I am.  Maybe that is because she is 3, and doesn’t have anything to prove, but I also think her disposition is more reserved.  In many ways I respect people who take a more restrained approach to life, but I also think there is something to be said about jumping off into the abyss without a parachute… it might hurt when you land.

The most important thing you can do in life is fail.  Then you know you can deal with it.  Yeah it might suck to try really hard at something and not succeed, but once you get through the disappointment it is easier to try again. The key is not becoming disheartened when things don’t go your way, or fail continuously because you keep making the same mistakes.

Yet because The Munch is innately more careful, it makes me want to push her outside her comfort zone.  Maybe push is too strong a word.  How about aggressively shove? I feel like when I encourage the daring side of Munch, it shows her the potential that lies beneath her carefulness.  It is always really rewarding to see the expression on her face when The Munch surprises herself with what she can do.

Not that The Munch is doing backflips off mountains or anything – but check out the risks she is taking in her architecture!!