Why I Advocate Giving Up

I was reading Chris Guillebeau's blog today and was glancing at the titles of the books and blog posts in the right hand column. I saw one titled ‘Feel like giving up?’ Well, I absolutely had to click on it. And when I did I burst into tears. As I sat there, with my head in my hands and tears streaming down my face, I noticed thoughts running through my mind. Then I heard myself responding to these thoughts. It went something like this:

I’m just so tired.
No your not. Do you honestly feel tired?
No, I don’t. But then what’s wrong?
I don’t know. What do you feel now.
I feel like giving up.
What do you feel like giving up?
I feel like giving up on everything….
No you don’t. What do you feel like giving up on?
I’m tired of worrying about ___________!
Then give it up. Stop worrying about it. You have a plan in place. You’re taking action and moving forward. So give up the worrying and go back to enjoying each day even if that one little piece of your life isn’t exactly as you’d like it right this minute.

So yes, there is a time and a place to give up on things, and right here and now is the time to give up worrying about anything. Worry is counterproductive and doesn’t change anything except how we feel. I’m giving up today and I invite you to join me.