Quit - To stop, cease, or discontinue. To give up or resign; let go; relinquish.
Life is a work in progress. There are hard days, and amazing days. Most of the time it all works out in the wash or 50/50. Like the word " Fat" I am not a fan of the word " Quit" either. Along the way on lifes journey, I have "pinned" my plans and goals on my imaginary cork board for starting up things at a later date due to unforeseen circumstances, but I to have to admit, I have quit on myself and it sucks big time.
I think quitting does something to you mentally. I mean I have quit a job that I hated to pursue one that I was better suited for. However, I am talking about quitting on yourself. Giving up on a dream, a goal. Why do we do that? Do we feel that we are not worthy of our own time and effort to pour into ourselves? We selflessly give unto others, but we give up on ourselves all the time. We give to our husbands, our children, family and friends, to our community with out even batting an eye daily.
I think it is time we take back some of our time to ourselves to be a priority. You are worth every single millisecond of time. What are some of your dreams and goals you have quit as a result of helping others? What did quitting do you and how did it make you feel? Have you ever thought of picking up your dream or goal up again? What is stopping you? Honestly, you have to be honest with your self. I know I have to be and it is a scary thought. I have goals that I have put on the back burner as I am scared of the outcome might not be what I have envisioned. I admit, I am scared of failing, looking like a fool. But I need to stop being full of fear and the what ifs. I need to be let go of the fear and face it head on. Stop letting your fear be the reason why you quit. Maybe we need to be scared and left the fear be what drives us to be great.
I have been out of the " normal " work force for 8 years. I have been lucky enough to be able to raise our kids, but I feel the need to get back to work at a steady Part time job with in the my current job. Yet I've been afraid to reapply for a job I know I would be great at due to I did clerical in the past but I've let fear hold me back from trying out. I need to let my fears push me to pursue rather than hold me away from my goal. This goes for so many other parts of my personal life as well. I know I am not the only one who faces these fears and quits on there dreams, goals and plans.
For example. I had an old friend in the past who was afraid to travel to foreign countries as they felt that something bad would happen to them, and it was always the worst case scenario. They let their own fears hold them back from seeing the world. They always had a dream to see the world growing up and then they quit that dream due to their fears. I'll give examples, they feared they would get caught in a bombing, in an accident, they would get robbed or their personal worse fear we being raped. They told me that their fears where brought on by all the horrific news they where watching and reading. Even tried to get under my skin to invoke their fears on to me. Heck no I was destine to see the world one day. I love to travel. But this is just an example of one persons fears letting them quit their goal and dream.
I guess what I am trying to get across in a nutshell is this. Don't quit. Don't let fear be your demise. Do not live with regret because you quit and let fear win. Conquer you fear, tame your worries. Be victorious, strive to be better. We all can accomplish our goals if you desire to. Carve out your "ME TIME" and get moving. Take that computer course, take that trip, dance on stage, write that novel, build that piece of furniture, paint your art, write your poem, start up your business, go back to school, do what ever you want to do, but just do it! If Fear looses, you WIN!!!
xo NYTS
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