I give up
jasonleow • 5 Jul 2024 •
The relief from giving myself the permission to say “I give up”.
Crazy how these three words were so hard for me to say, yet what I needed most. For myself.
I give up on trying to ship a new product.
I give up being torn between surviving and thriving.
I give up the creator in me, so that I can focus on being provider.
I give up. For now.
I felt so relieved after writing yesterday’s post and saying it out loud to myself. Weight off the chest. A palpable sense of relief. A wave of ease.
The body can’t lie. The body don’t lie.
I needed that.
Now, I can just do what needs to be done.
Feed my family.
Get us past survival.
Then we talk product.
Comments
Jason, I know you are really “giving up” temporarily. You have a fire in you, and those embers won’t ever be extinguished.
@knight Oh never heard of that quote, but love it!
@drodol YES haha. You know me well, my man. Call it a strategic retreat.
I like the phrase strategic retreat better. Or maybe strategic “pause”.
Yeah objectively it’s a pause alright. But I felt like I needed to say to myself “I give up” somehow. Maybe emotionally it just clicks better. Hard to find words for…
I get you Jason. You needed to give yourself permission for it.
Yeah! 蹲得越低，跳的越高！