PB+ Resources
STRATEGY 6: RISKING ON PURPOSE
Aim : to reinforce the concepts of Choice, Control and Time in
relation to the strategy of Risking on Purpose
Time : 20 - 30 minutes
Materials :
- Large sheet of coloured paper, old magazines, scissors, glue, pens
and paper
- Print outs of the words CHOICE CONTROL TIME
Introduction:
In Protective Behaviours, feeling safe is about learning to adopt an adventurous
approach to life which satisfies the need for fun and excitement in our
lives without using violence or being held back by fear. Risking on Purpose
is one of the strategies we can use to check out how we feel about something
bearing in mind the end goal of the activity or situation. For example,
driving a car is a risky business, but lots of people take driving lessons
and go through the two stages of the driving test because they want the
freedom to travel when and where they want. They Risk on Purpose.
Can you think of other examples of situations where people take a risk
because they want to reach a particular goal? (go for an interview, sit
an exam)
Activity : Montage
Ask the group to draw or cut out pictures from magazines of as many situations
as possible where people are risking on purpose and then form them into
a montage, incorporating the three keys concepts for Risking on Purpose.
If the montage is to be displayed, it could have the title Strategies
for Risking on Purpose.
Epilogue:
True safety involves an element of risk and adventure. Usually, the more
we can think through a situation before it happens, the safer we can feel.
Possible adaptations or applications to the Church context:
Think of examples of the ways in which the saints of the Church have
lived out their faith by risking on purpose:
- How do we live out our faith by risking on purpose?
- How did Jesus risk on purpose?
Think of ways in which God risked on purpose in creation:
- In the incarnation
- In giving human beings free will
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