Being a Quitter is Not Always a Bad Thing

Quitter, it has such a negative connotation. No one wants to be a quitter, right? Wrong! There are many perfect examples of quitting being a positive thing; quitting smoking, quitting drugs, quitting alcohol, quitting an abusive relationship and lastly quitting doing something you hate. All these action of quitting are not bad and therefore neither is quitting.

So somehow throughout history society dubbed this action negative, instilling a fear in the hearts of many people NOT to quit anything. Take for instant quitting a relationship that is detrimental. You can't just give in the minute thing turn sour, no, you will be a quitter. People will think that you didn't try hard enough, you didn't care enough, or you just didn't love that person enough. It makes you feel horrible about yourself, makes you feel weak and inferior. But why? Why if something is not right in your heart should you have to feel so much shame? Because society has created this idea that you should.

This is NOT to say that it is acceptable to just give up whenever the going gets tough, because something are worth working for. But if there is that little voice in the back of your mind telling you this is not right for me, well you should follow it, regardless of what everyone else might think. After all, it should be about how you feel and not how other people see you. Like the great Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." The only person that can control your happiness is you and no one can tell you what you should want and what SHOULD make you happy. They can never be inside you mind and they may never understand how you feel. They might try, but no one can truly comprehend your passions and your desires, but they can learn to just accept you for who you are what's in your heart. You should not feel ashamed for wanting more and never settling for less than you deserve. Some may call you ungrateful, but I just call it smart and ambitious.

So what about quitting a job--something that can be a means of support? What should you do then? Should you risk being poor for the sake of your own sanity and well being. Maybe, you can replace a job, but can't go back undo the misery that you endured doing something that you no longer loved. Especially when you work so hard to be unappreciated and taken for granted. "No! This place is not for you," Dr. Seuss, Oh! The Places You Go. People tell you not to quit--quitting is bad. But think about it? You have to quit doing something in order to do something else. How can you do something you love when your busy doing something you hate? It only seems logical, that as hard as it may be to do, quitting might be the better option. Quitting will make you free to do bigger and better things. Things you DON'T want to quit. Quitting may just be the only way to find out your true potential.