Why do we stay when we should run for our lives?

There are times when we actively resent our lives. That job is draining the life out of us; the new project has proved all the ways it can fail; that friendship is only benefiting one party, and our relationship keeps us continuously anxious and exhausted. This wasn’t what we grew up dreaming; this wasn’t what we worked for. We are in a miserable state; it’s evident everywhere. We hate it, but we hold on tighter.

​If you had to make a list of reasons why you should quit your job, rethink your business, and let go of your unrequited relationships, you could spend a day doing so. It has taken so much of you for so little. It took your time, energy, and every resource you were endowed with or worked so hard for. In return, you got something to barely survive with. You don’t feel like yourself; you don’t feel like living.