Quitting Can Be Kind

[00:00:17.81]Welcome again to Rooted&Real.
[00:00:21.17]This is Lynda.
[00:00:23.41]Today we’re talking about something that nobody claps for.
[00:00:28.77]You know what that something is?
[00:00:31.41]Quitting.
[00:00:34.37]You know, we were taught wrong.
[00:00:36.93]At least that’s what me thinks.
[00:00:38.92]They told us quitters never win and winners never quit.
[00:00:44.29]So what happened?
[00:00:46.13]You stayed.
[00:00:48.37]You stayed in that job that drained you.
[00:00:51.16]You stayed in that friendship that only took.
[00:00:56.45]You stayed in the version of yourself that was dying.
[00:00:59.97]And you called it loyalty.
[00:01:03.44]God called it Slow Suicide.
[00:01:08.64]Okay, Quitting Can Be Kind.
[00:01:12.21]What does that mean?
[00:01:13.84]That it’s not always a failure.
[00:01:16.61]Sometimes it’s wisdom.
[00:01:19.81]Quitting the argument that goes in circles.
[00:01:23.81]Quitting that dream that God closed the door on ‘zamani sana’ (a long time ago).
[00:01:28.61]Quitting that relationship where you were begging for crumbs.
[00:01:32.53]Believe you me, that’s not giving up.
[00:01:35.17]That’s choosing life.
[00:01:39.80]You’re not weak for walking away.
[00:01:42.92]You’re strong enough to stop bleeding for something that won’t heal.
[00:01:51.57]And the thing is, it’ll feel like loss at first.
[00:01:56.61]People will talk, eh?
[00:01:59.21]She gave up.
[00:02:01.01]He couldn’t handle it.
[00:02:03.77]Let them, let them.
[00:02:05.57]You, you know the truth.
[00:02:09.42]You choose peace over performance.
[00:02:14.62]You choose your sanity over their approval.
[00:02:21.48]So if you’re holding on by your fingernails,
[00:02:26.78]Let Go…
[00:02:30.30]Quitting can be kindness.
[00:02:32.55]And that is kindness to yourself…
[00:02:37.81]You didn’t fail.
[00:02:40.74]You survived.
[00:02:43.74]And I know, sometimes survival looks like walking away.
[00:02:51.05]Again, I’ll say, you didn’t fail.
[00:02:54.31]You survived…