Do you ever feel like you should love something just because everyone else does? Then this post’s for you…
Reader Quit: Expecting To One Day Love the Things I Hate (by Sarah Beth Moore)
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Reader Quit: A Long Day’s Journey Into… Pandas (or, How I Quit Waiting for Someone Else to Make Good Things Happen) (by Anne Belov)
Sometimes, you have to take things into your own hands. Like Anne Belov did with her new book, Pandamorphosis.
Reader Quit: Living My Life the Way Other People Think I Should (by Lauren Root)
One reader stops caring what other people think of her dreams and takes the bold step to go after them.
Reader QUIT: Beating Myself Up Over How I’ve Lived in the Past (by Christian Ward)
Something just out of my reach has been bothering me. A couple of years ago during a 31-mile run as I was training for my first 50K, I got this little niggling pain in the back of my thigh. It wasn’t enough to stop altogether, but it was annoying and took a lot of the […]
Reader QUIT: Fearing Authority Figures (by Courtney)
One reader’s realization that it’s time to trust her own voice and creativity more, and worry about others’ approval less.
Reader QUIT: Hiding from the World (by Sarah Goshman)
Folks, I have a confession to make. I’ve written and erased subject lines for Reader Quit articles more often than Cordelia’s Mom comments on her blog. (Which is so insanely adorable, isn’t it???) For over a year now, I’ve known I wanted to write for Cordelia’s blog, but I can never settle on a topic. […]
Reader QUIT: Letting Money Overshadow My Life (by Jessica Velasco)
Reader QUIT(s): Dropping It Like It’s by Hot (by Heidi Thompson)
[Cordelia note: No, she is not quitting “dropping it like it’s hot”; she’s on a spree of Quits that in fact demonstrate an admirable ability to drop it like it’s hot.] My Superhero Origin Story I have been an overachiever since birth. My mom always tells me a story about how I came home […]
Reader QUIT: Playing the Wrong Part (by Luke Roland)
Life at times can be like a treasure hunt. We are all on a journey seeking who we are and trying to find what we are here to do. As we navigate through life, we can give up on the hunt and begin to conform by letting our identities by shaped by what we think […]
Reader QUIT: Stressing Over Unworthy Things (by Cassie Nolan)
If worrying were a sport, I’d totally make the U.S. Olympic team. It’s an annoying talent to have, but a lifetime of practice means I’m pretty much a champion at sustaining stress. Examples from my life abound. I was almost completely silent—like, I didn’t talk to anyone—for two straight weeks leading up to cheerleading tryouts […]
Reader QUIT: Chasing Money (So I Can Start Chasing My Dreams Instead) (by Nikki Rae Chairez)
Reader QUIT: Self-Harm (by Brittany Marie Carlton)
Cordelia note: If this story resonates with you or makes you think of someone you know, please reach out for help. Self-harm is a serious mental disorder, and you do not need to go through it alone. Please see the resources listed at the end of this post for further information. I am quitting […]
Reader QUIT: Spending Money at Stores that Make Me Feel Fat (by LB)
Not to say I will spend more at stores that are overpriced and give me food and wine to make me feel good, but I refuse to go to stores that sell small sizes that I would have worn as an under-weight and inappropriate teenager. I only shop at these stores because they are inexpensive […]
Reader QUIT: Holding Myself to Promises I’ve Outgrown (by Sarah Greesonbach)
There’s a lot of pressure to know what you want to be when you grow up. When you’re five, you might stick to the usual answers like astronaut, doctor, or ballerina. But when you hit high school, the playing field gets a little more vague, and you learn about all the different paths you can […]
Reader QUIT: Allowing Others to Define My Work (by Anne Belov)
I went to art school from the mid ’70s until the early ’80s. In those days, it was standard operating procedure, if you were a painting student, that you were to look down on, or at least askance at, any of the other disciplines that were taught at your school. This especially included—for painters—printmaking and […]
Reader QUIT: Obsessive Tragedy-Following (by T.Z. Wallace)
Perhaps it has something to do with growing up in a family with rather strong (ahem)…Southern Gothic tendencies. Or maybe it has something to do with being a writer and the resulting need to see every story through to its natural conclusion. So, when news of another tragedy hits my inbox, my world slows to […]
Reader QUIT: Being Afraid (by Dana Sitar)
It’s time to quit being afraid, and that’s all there is to it. Okay, maybe that’s kinda huge, and not really so simple at all. Still, letting go of fear is vital to any kind of success in any kind of dream, because, let’s face it, dreams are scary. I have particularly scary dreams, too. […]
Reader QUIT: Repelling Freedom with My Immaturity (by Courtney Johnston)
When I first started out as an entrepreneur in 2010, I wanted one thing: FREEDOM. I craved freedom like most girls crave shoes. Or carbs. I wanted freedom to do what I wanted, when I wanted, where I wanted, and how I wanted. And I certainly wasn’t willing to settle for anything less. In fact, […]
Reader QUIT: Choosing Attention Over Influence (by Shola Richards)
Attention is easy. Anyone can get it. It’s time to raise our game and choose something much more meaningful — influence.
Reader QUIT: Letting Outside Forces Own My Life (by Kevin Cole)
Who owns your life? I ask this question to myself all the time. My rhetorical question is to remind myself day in and day out that I am in control. That there is no job, no other person, and no outside force that will dictate my life. I own my life. The Never-Ending Journey Of […]