3/21/06: Quitting

When you make a decision to go after something and then part way through, realize it is not for you after all, quitting is often the right thing to do.

Sometimes it takes a lot more strength and commitment to make a different decision once we have put ourselves on a particular course, than to follow through on the course.

The ability to follow through may be a positive attribute in many circumstances, but the ability to recognize when you’re heading in a direction that may not be exactly where you want, and to change it, is a positive attribute in all circumstances.

While you are quitting the task at hand, you are not quitting on yourself. On the contrary, you are affirming your commitment to yourself, to your life and to your joy.