A long-lost mindset I am cultivating again...

Yes -- playing it safe is a big impediment.

As we get older, we have more to lose -- and we are therefore less likely to take risks.

As the song says, 'freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...'

That may be a bit extreme, but the notion is there.

I guess the key is to MIX wisdom with risk somehow.

-- TW