Joanna Gaines has been through many ups and downs with her husband, Chip Gaines. Here’s why she says that marrying someone who takes risks is like ‘riding a roller coaster’.
Joanna Gaines says Chip taught her how to take risks
Joanna admits that it is not very risky. Usually try to reduce or avoid risk if you can. However, in the summer edition of Magnolia Journal She tells her readers that she learned to feel more comfortable with risk after seeing how intrepid Chip is for trying new things.
“Not all risks will cause a stir,” writes Joanna. Some will be forged with patience, constant and unhurried. Chip and I have already demonstrated in our own relationship what can happen when I let something grow on me instead of making a quick judgment or unshakable conclusion at first glance. Chip calls him my “slow yes,” and I’ve learned to trust him above all in matters of both work and home. “
Joanna says her journey was not in a straight line
Things don’t always go as planned for Chip and Joanna Gaines. Joanna tells her readers that she got to the point of accepting that life is like a roller coaster ride when you are married to someone like Chip, who likes to take risks. Despite the ups and downs, Joanna says she continued learning:
Being married to someone who takes risks freely feels eerily similar to riding a roller coaster. Every time I built up the courage to enter the unknown, Chip and I were gaining momentum in one direction: up, up, up. And in an instant, we’d be in complete free fall again. Our lives were already being built on a constant diet of risk, failure, and growth. But while I was learning, Chip and I always landed. Feet together Side by side.
What a “slow yes” means to Joanna Gaines
What does it really mean to say “slow yes”? Joanna says it involves having the courage to believe in the process. It’s about not making decisions out of fear. “The courage to trust what you already feel deep in your bones,” writes Joanna. “And it doesn’t always seem to follow a crazy idea. Sometimes she seems to stand firm, clinging to her convictions and ideals, because that can also be a risk. “
Joanna has learned to automatically reconsider saying ‘no’ to new experiences
Joanna says she also learned from Chip not to say ‘no’ right away just because she is unsure or uncomfortable with something. She says she now spends time learning more about whatever she is considering rather than allowing feelings to take over and influence her decisions.
“And when I feel that pull to lean in or learn more, that’s my signal to stay steady while working out,” says Joanna. “To see where it takes me. And sometimes what might have seemed the easiest no in the world turns into a slow yes. “
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