Quit quitting..

I give up. Throwing in the towel. Calling it quits... sounds familiar? As far as I know, and I stand under correction, the human being is the only species on earth that knows how to quit and give up. In the animal kingdom, animal’s will fight to death to stay alive.

We quit in many different ways in life and it is not always a bad thing. The crutial element that differentiates a bad decision from a good decision when quitting is, when your motivation for giving up outweighs the benefits of steaming ahead. We as human beings are superior when it comes to intellectual thinking. Perhaps the latter is not a fact that applies to all of us but we can assume I am not taking those individuals here.

If I look introspectively and evaluate the likely hood of quitting, I must say that there is a probable chance that I always quit reluctantly and calculate the benefits from it before even speaking the word and taking action. I hate the thought of giving up without exhausting all resources and discovering all avenues that could be used.  I tend to be a bit stubborn and steam ahead when others would most likely just give up.

There is a fine line between giving up while ahead and losing it all. Quitting applies to all facets in life.  Quit smoking, quit drinking, quit any bad habit or addiction before it is too late. This is called quitting while you are ahead, when you stand to lose it all but did not lose it yet. There is a saying that it is never too late, but I disagree with that statement. When you lost your family due to alcohol or drugs, then it is too late. Too late for getting your old life back, but not too late to start a new life.

Choose wisely when you ponder about quitting. Playing with the idea in your head is a dangerous place to be when you risk losing it all. The pursuit of obtaining your goals should never lead to throwing in the towel but rather using defeat as your foundation to build on.

Quit, but never regret. If you regret quitting then learn from the mistakes and focus on the right goal at hand.