RULE 42
Know when to let go – when to walk away
Sometimes you have to just walk away. We all hate to fail, hate to give up, hate to give in. We love the challenge of life and want to keep on until whatever we are trying to ‘win’ has been overcome, vanquished, beaten, won. But sometimes it just ain’t going to happen and we need to learn to recognize those moments, learn how to shrug philosophically and walk away with our pride intact and our dignity high.
Sometimes you really want to do something, but it is unrealistic. Instead of knocking yourself out, cultivate the art of knowing when to walk away and you’ll find it a lot less stressful.
If a relationship is coming to its end, instead of playing out long and complicated – and potentially hurtful ...
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