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When is it time to give up?


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chev.jame offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 7 months ago (2 minutes after post)

In a word . . . never.

littlenick offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 126 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (3 minutes after post)

Give up on what or who?

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7 months ago (4 minutes after post)

When there is no reason to go on.

Quitting dreams that are no longer dreams is not wrong.

When you stop caring.

When there stops being a point.

When the only reason why you are continuing is because you aren’t quitting.

If you’re asking… I’d bet it isn’t over yet. Quitting when you realize there is no point- is shockingly easy.

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An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (8 minutes after post)

I see no point of holding on but it has become part of me i do not want to let go. But things are not easy as they seem. It is 2 in the morning and i feel stuck. I don’t know who to frame the words i want to say bec it is not easy to deal with what’s happening. All i know is it is not easy.

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7 months ago (9 minutes after post)

No- there are many reasons to continue.

sometimes it is just the desire to continue. Sometimes it is the challenge.
Sometimes it to have something to do.

I know it isn’t easy- or you wouldn’t be asking.

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IDon'tEverQuit offline Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 198 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (17 minutes after post)

You should never give up. Life is worth living!

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chev.jame offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 7 months ago (21 minutes after post)

There are no magic words, no magic wands. We were put on this earth for a purpose . . . and it wasn’t to just be comfortable.

I can tell you this, however: God doesn’t want us to be miserable. God never gave up on the “Eden” thing.

Find your purpose, your role. And then begin to fulfill it. That is why we are here!

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okei! offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 103 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (23 minutes after post)

depends on the hell and battle you are fighting for.
ask yourself if it is worth it after all?!

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littlenick offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 126 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (44 minutes after post)

Never give up on yourself! You always have to keep on going!

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An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (1 hour, 9 minutes after post)

Lilies.. what are you giving up on? Are you letting go of an impossible situation? I’m sorry for what you are going through, I know it’s difficult, but you are stronger than you give yourself credit for being. I know it isn’t easy but you can get beyond this. I know you have the strength and spirit necessary to see you through anything. Talk with us, it helps to have supportive friends that care about you and want to see you succeed in getting past this obstacle.

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okei! offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 103 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (1 hour, 18 minutes after post)

end it if you must - to begin anew

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An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (2 hours, 20 minutes after post)

Miss Lillies, I hope sleep has found you, and when you awake things will be a little clearer for you. I know you are down now, never give up on you, you are a beautiful soul, I will keep you in my prayers

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Marylou offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (2 hours, 36 minutes after post)

Lillies, a few have mentioned it already…
The one thing you should never give up on is YOU and your dreams. Find those again. And know that they build you up as you work on building them. We often get lost in life by forgetting about ourselves a little too much.

You are your first priority. Find what makes you happy and concentrate on that because it’s the basis of everything else in your life. By doing so, all will fall in its place. What’s important will appear more clearly and what isn’t, will simply be left behind.

I hope you sleep well and rest your mind.
Come back and talk to us when you feel like it. We’ll be here.
xx

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Sans offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 57 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (3 hours, 51 minutes after post)

Lilies, tell us what it is that’s troubling you.

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An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (7 hours, 48 minutes after post)

Hey hun! I’ve felt the same way you do at times and honestly still do. Keep holding on. Your right it is easier to just give up and give in to whats goin on around you but thats doesnt mean it’s right. Or that it will make you feel any better. Fighting to stay above is hard but it is worth every minute. It may not seem that way now but you will thank yourself for not quiting. Your a great person dear and we need that kinda love and support that you give. What ever is hurting you hun talk to us on here hopefully we can help you sort things out. Life gets rough at times but it is rather beautiful. Kinda like when the sun peaks out after a storm…everything looks so fresh and new. Like all the troubles have gotten washed away and things seem right again. New. I wish that for you hun! I’m always here to talk if you need to!! xoxox
Amanda

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An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (8 hours, 6 minutes after post)

Hello All, thank you for coming to this post. Been so long that i have last posted. I have been happy with my life for the past months.And just like all of you i long to maintain the satisfaction of being happy and simply let each day comes.

Yet who would know that there are times when my patience goes quite short than the usual and i look back, i feel generally stuck and lost in the middle of a busy schedule.

I know a lot of you would like to know what is bothering me, i would like to take a moment to put them in words. For those who know me would understand– that i have the problem of putting words together when my emotions are in deep trouble.

I envy those who can just post and easily type what they have in mind. In truth, that is the biggest challenge.

Please allow me to think and heal my wounds. I will of course come to check on this post. Your words are very comforting to me.

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An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (10 hours, 4 minutes after post)

Miss Lilies.. be strong, you are so much more than you know at this moment. You are strength in trying times, you’re a rock when the waves are relentless, you’re the summer breeze that the butterflies float aloft on.
You’re human like the rest of us, so take your healing time, we’ll be here for you. Above all else “To thine own self be true” we’ll not fault you for that. Good luck and take care of you, if you need us we’re here for you, ‘b’

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An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (22 hours, 7 minutes after post)

Today i have been very busy so took sometime off.The place i visited was by the beach too so i think i had a few hours thinking about other things other than what this post is all about.

I think i feel better today.

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okei! offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 103 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (22 hours, 8 minutes after post)

nice to hear that ms lilies =) take care. God bless.

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An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (22 hours, 11 minutes after post)

Thank you, I hope you all know how i appreciate your support in this moment of need. Sometimes, when i am in despair, it does not matter what and how people say it, but the mere fact that there are those who are ready to listen even when i do not say much, truly means a lot.

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okei! offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 103 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (22 hours, 17 minutes after post)

we know. cause you’ve been there for us too.

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Marylou offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months ago (1 day, 3 hours after post)

Happy you’re feeling better. :)

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2greeneyes offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
Midvale, UT, US | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 days, 2 hours after post)

Lilies,
Good to see you. Been gone quite awhile myself. No one’s fault or complaint against this place.
When do you quit? A good question. When words of patience have no effect, when you have tried everything in your power, when you have exhausted everything within you, when the same thing just keeps repeating with no change, when you have the feeling it is changing you for the worse, when you are taken advantage of by someone that has no concious, when you, yourself, are disapearing into depression, and you fear that you may become a shadow of who you were and become a stranger to yourself.

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 days, 10 hours after post)

I have to agree with 2greeneyes here, do not let yourself become a shadow of your wonderful self, you are so much to all of us. You are the strength we all wish we could feel when times are tough, let us be that strength to you in your time of need just as you have for us. You are so much stronger than you know and we all see it.
If we can help in any way just say the word, we’ll be there for you. Take care of you, ‘b’

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chev.jame offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 days, 16 hours after post)

Of course, this has something to do with a man, I deduce!

You are waiting for someone to make up his mind, are you not?

Once you dare to speak the problem, it will lessen its hold on you!

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 days, 17 hours after post)

It may be about a man, yes but it includes a lot of things other than him. I am very stressed about things i have been holding out for so long. And when one thing comes out not to be what i expect, i feel like it’s the end of my world.

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chev.jame offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 days, 18 hours after post)

It’s not the end of your world, Lilies. Your world is filled with infinite possibilities.

Perhaps . . . perhaps you have been looking in the wrong places for fulfillment.

First, look inward, and know that ultimate happiness comes from within. Then, look without and see what and who is out there who compliments you, who is strong where you are weak, and weak where you are strong. Remember that you can expect to find only another human being, however, who necessarily harbors human frailties. Do not expect to find a messiah, but only a man.

That said, you should settle for only a good man, a man whom you can trust and rely upon. They are out there, Lilies.

And as for life’s other disappointments, we can seek only to overcome them and become better people for it. Know, however, that material success does not determine your worth as a human being. The richest person is not the one who has the most, but who needs the least.

Lastly, do not try to force the Hand of God. He has something very special in store for you . . . and it sometimes takes us many earthly disappointments before we open our eyes to a treasure that is right in front of us!

There . . . just tweaked your cheek! How do you feel now! ;-)

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 days, 21 hours after post)

Uhm, turned reddish, you tweaked it too hard. :) just kidding.

“That said, you should settle for only a good man, a man whom you can trust and rely upon. They are out there, Lilies.” –

How would you know that you have chosen the right person for you?

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chev.jame offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (2 days, 23 hours after post)

Lilies . . . you will know! It will feel completely natural. You won’t have anxieties about saying or doing the wrong thing. It will be like putting on your most comfortable pair of shoes . . . your heart and mind will be at rest, because you will know that you have found a sanctuary in the arms of the other!

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Midvale, UT, US | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (6 days, 5 hours after post)

I hope that you are more centered in thoughts. Days have passed and I hope you have come to terms with a position. I wish you happiness and peace Lilies. I hope all is well and the day is brighter.

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (6 days, 17 hours after post)

Hello friendly friends :)

Things are working out well in the past few days after this post was written. I really really hope i can sustain it. I got problems maintaining the happy feel.

Thank you for ALL your wishes and concern.
If you believe in prayers, please include me.

Thank you.

With all my love,
lilies

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Marylou offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (6 days, 23 hours after post)

I’ll be saying a prayer for you, my dear.
Keep smiling. :)
xx

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (1 week after post)

Miss Lilies.. I believe in prayer, and I also believe in you. I have the utmost faith in your ability to manage this situation. The woman you’ve shown me over the past months is a very strong person. She is decisive, opinionated, true to heart, and exceptionally strong hearted. I’ll keep you in my prayers, as it’s the heart reaching out to the heart, but your strength here foreshadows all that we can add to the post. You are such a remarkable woman, and as a man, I can only wish to be as strong as you in the manner of heart you are dealing with. You are the epitome of how we would hope to be able to manage an even lesser situation, you have my complete respect.
*barely bows to miss lilies*
Take care of you and know you are loved.. ‘b’

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