tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post2548059473077187439..comments2023-04-16T06:52:21.163-07:00Comments on somewhere i have never travelled: When Do You Give Up?Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-5309181603920984202009-01-24T17:21:00.000-08:002009-01-24T17:21:00.000-08:00Stefanie: isn't that the truth? I need to remember...Stefanie: isn't that the truth? I need to remember that. Like Joseph Campbell said, "You need to let go of the live you think you want, in order to live the life you're meant to live" (or something like that)Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-35659066964219429382009-01-24T16:43:00.000-08:002009-01-24T16:43:00.000-08:00Sometimes giving up isn't giving up but letting go...Sometimes giving up isn't giving up but letting go so something better can come along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-65673816475169232392009-01-22T21:08:00.000-08:002009-01-22T21:08:00.000-08:00Good advice, all. It's from the library, so it'll ...Good advice, all. It's from the library, so it'll be available if I want to finish it. <BR/><BR/>But... now what??Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-43625213094463189912009-01-22T16:29:00.000-08:002009-01-22T16:29:00.000-08:00whenever i give up on a book i convince myself tha...whenever i give up on a book i convince myself that im not giving up on it forever, just for <I>right now</I>. sometimes a book just isn't fitting with my current mood.<BR/><BR/>last year i gave up on The World According to Garp. I know it's a great book, but I just wasn't feeling it at the moment. sometimes that happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-48658211269509904272009-01-22T13:27:00.000-08:002009-01-22T13:27:00.000-08:00As for books, give up when you have to give up, wh...As for books, give up when you have to give up, when you will feel better for doing so. If you will feel relieved when you start another book, then it's time. <BR/><BR/>And put it in a closet so you don't have to look at it ;). <BR/><BR/>I agree with the person who says life is too short to read a book you don't like... but maybe you will like it some other day and you'll come back to it. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-83247487075913182572009-01-22T08:56:00.000-08:002009-01-22T08:56:00.000-08:00Right. "Beyond this point lie monsters"Right. "Beyond this point lie monsters"Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-90560639405120209622009-01-22T07:37:00.000-08:002009-01-22T07:37:00.000-08:00Not that it's related to this post, but I heard a ...Not that it's related to this post, but I heard a great quote the other day. "There's a difference between quitting and quitting while you're ahead." No excuse for giving up, but sometimes you have to realize a good situation already exists and continuing down the current path may likely lead to something worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com