{"id":3423,"date":"2015-03-13T18:30:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T10:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karrenrenzsena.com\/?p=3423"},"modified":"2015-03-13T18:30:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T10:30:23","slug":"dont-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karrenrenzsena.com\/lab\/2015\/03\/13\/dont-quit\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Quit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cDon\u2019t quit,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0they always say, as if it were the easiest advice to follow, as if it were the easiest thing to do\u2014or\u00a0not\u00a0<\/em>do.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t give up. Go on. Fight harder,\u201d they cheer, they clamor, they shout, but oh, how they shout because they\u2019re on the sidelines, and it\u2019s so very easy to say those words when you\u2019re just there, just standing there, cupping your hands in front of your mouth and bellowing good vibes like it\u2019s the end of the world.<\/p>\n

But when you\u2019re in the arena, when it\u2019s your body that\u2019s giving up and it\u2019s your spirit that\u2019s breaking, it\u2019s so, so tempting to just give up and quit. When every breath takes its toll on you and your mind cannot fathom why you are fighting and struggling and\u00a0trying\u00a0<\/em>in the first place, it\u2019s so hard to go on. When it\u2019s you who\u2019s grappling for victory\u2014and losing\u2014it\u2019s so easy to just drop everything and give up.<\/p>\n

And you can, you know. Give up. Quit. But once you quit, you can kiss your victory good-bye, and you\u2019ll forever be just standing there, in the middle of an empty arena, haunted by the ghosts of the people who once egged you on towards victory, and you realize that the shouts and cheers and cries that once annoyed you are better than the echoes of defeat.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Quit
\n<\/em>Karren Renz Se\u00f1a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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