Letting Go vs. Giving Up: Learning to Know the Difference

A person releasing a glowing sky lantern against a dark night sky.

I was raised in a family that believed you should never quit anything. The “no pain, no gain” mentality ran deep. And while that belief taught me resilience, it also became a double-edged sword. For much of my adult life, if I started something, a project, a training plan, a relationship, or even stayed in […]