I’ve been lucky enough in this life to have had some amazing, powerful, transcendental experiences.
I’ve published multiple novels…including one on the way! I’ve ridden a horse in the wee hours of the morning through the streets of the city. I’ve made love on a beach in the Caribbean. I’ve watched the sun rise from the summit of a volcano. I’ve skied through mountains with the pine air caressing my skin. I’ve fallen in love with every fiber of my being and have had my heart broken into millions of pieces—more than once. I’ve savored the sweet nectar of submission as it coursed through my veins.
It occurs to me that each and every one of these experiences involved a risk/reward calculus. And, on occasion, I’ve taken some pretty significant risks—some of which make me shake my head in disbelief when I think about them. I’ve placed myself in a few dangerous-as-hell situations, situations that would give Mr. Elise a twitchy palm just to hear of them. (Please don’t tell him!) 😉
But I’m fortunate enough to still be here to tell the tales and to revel in the woman I was, the woman I am, the woman I’m becoming. The rewards for such risks are self-evident.
And yes, sometimes you risk it all and your reward is pain.
And yes, sometimes that’s the reward you were seeking the whole time.
Jaye Elise writes... 
Beautifully put! Risk and reward walk side by side, in love and beyond. Your words capture that so well.
Love how you’ve expressed it!
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Thank you kindly!! 🙂
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Heh, it’s a good thing I don’t have access to Mr. Elise. I’d tell and grin as I pictured his twitchy palm going to work, but that’s me – the sadist.
It’s rather eerie that I posted something rather similar to this on my blog today. It also touches on the risk/reward algorithm of living a little. Thank you for sharing this, but I already knew this about you as does anyone who reads your writing or your blog. You’re a very authentic and honest woman.
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Good thing indeed! A sadist AND a narc, huh?? Lol! 😉
I’ll have to go and check out your post!
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I am always in favor of subs being spanked more often than not enough.
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It does heat your life up, taking that risk, that is undeniable. My impulses usually get me in trouble, but every once in a while, I’ve been rewarded 10 fold because I took them, I just try to keep the gin and tonics down to two now. 😉
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Impulse control can be a tricky balance – so true! Although you’re probably right, two G&Ts might help keep things on a more even keel! Thanks for sharing, Jake!
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