Sometimes I Want to Give Up

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I am feeling some uncomfortable feelings of leaving teaching, but I know that giving in and going back to teaching isn’t the solution for me. The solution is to keep going. Stay positive. Do the next thing. Take on positive self-talk.There is a little voice that I am currently fighting with, in the back of my head, that is telling me I should just quit. Usually, it is quiet, more of a whisper, and I forget it is there. The last couple of days, it has gotten loud. When that voice gets loud, I get defiant. I lose my sensible side that wants to play it safe, and I throw caution to the wind. What do I have to lose?<figure id="0e7e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*9p0WNEQNqCgu1ji4"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@thetonik_co?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Tonik</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Throwing caution to the wind can be a good thing and it can get me to take risks that I need to take. But it can also lead me to applying for jobs I don’t want, losing my filter when I talk to others, and even trashing a piece of writing that I once loved. It’s an uncomfort

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able place for me to be.I am here to say, “Don’t quit.” I am saying it to myself, and I am saying it to you. It will be worth it. It is worth it right now.Each day, the choice is mine. I want to be my biggest fan, my best supporter, and to do that, I have to be kind to myself. My plan for the rest of the week is to observe my thoughts and give myself grace.The best part is that I have heard from other writers who say the only writers who make it are the ones who don’t quit. I am not a quitter. I am a writer for life. It just took me a while to see that.<figure id="8703"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*dNTOdDDTZzeqKIys"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@marcospradobr?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Marcos Paulo Prado</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Thanks for being here. If you’d like to join me on my writing journey, please give me a follow and subscribe to get email notifications when I publish my writing. Thank you, especially for taking the time to read and connect with me — the claps and comments. We are never alone.</article></body>

Change is Hard

It has been over 6 months since I quit teaching. I technically took a leave of absence for one year. To extend my leave, or go back to the classroom, I have to inform HR of my intentions by February 1st. If I don’t reach out to HR they will assume I have quit. I have no plans to contact HR.

Change is hard. I’ve done this before, took a risk and changed careers, moved cities, had kids, got divorced, bought a house, and got married a second time. It’s what we do in life. Nothing stays the same, yet, change can be uncomfortable in so many cases.

Many things in life bring about change. There are the changes we choose and the ones that are forced upon us. Both are hard, and I have at times felt blindsided by the difficulties that came up after committing to taking on a new path in my life.

I am feeling some uncomfortable feelings of leaving teaching, but I know that giving in and going back to teaching isn’t the solution for me. The solution is to keep going. Stay positive. Do the next thing. Take on positive self-talk.

There is a little voice that I am currently fighting with, in the back of my head, that is telling me I should just quit. Usually, it is quiet, more of a whisper, and I forget it is there. The last couple of days, it has gotten loud. When that voice gets loud, I get defiant. I lose my sensible side that wants to play it safe, and I throw caution to the wind. What do I have to lose?

Throwing caution to the wind can be a good thing and it can get me to take risks that I need to take. But it can also lead me to applying for jobs I don’t want, losing my filter when I talk to others, and even trashing a piece of writing that I once loved. It’s an uncomfortable place for me to be.

I am here to say, “Don’t quit.” I am saying it to myself, and I am saying it to you. It will be worth it. It is worth it right now.

Each day, the choice is mine. I want to be my biggest fan, my best supporter, and to do that, I have to be kind to myself. My plan for the rest of the week is to observe my thoughts and give myself grace.

The best part is that I have heard from other writers who say the only writers who make it are the ones who don’t quit. I am not a quitter. I am a writer for life. It just took me a while to see that.

Thanks for being here. If you’d like to join me on my writing journey, please give me a follow and subscribe to get email notifications when I publish my writing. Thank you, especially for taking the time to read and connect with me — the claps and comments. We are never alone.