{"id":6675,"date":"2014-07-15T05:30:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T12:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=6675"},"modified":"2014-07-14T22:19:06","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T05:19:06","slug":"im-not-a-quitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=6675","title":{"rendered":"What is a quitter, anyway, and am I one?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“maybe you should try to quit”
\n“Hey! Hey-I ain’t no fuckin’ quitter.”
\n–Coffee and Cigarettes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not a quitter? Well.<\/p>\n

Piano lessons? Flute? Bassoon? Quit
\nCross country team? Quit
\nArabic? Quit
\nRussian? Quit
\nCigarettes? Quit. Well. Mostly.
\nBelly dancing? Quit
\nRunning? Quit
\nSpin class? Quit<\/p>\n

I don’t typically quit something immediately. I am too vain. Or is it stubborn?I finish a class, or a series of lessons, or a season and THEN quit. So, does that make me a quitter or someone who tries things out and then stops doing the ones I don’t like? Hmm?<\/p>\n

It’s manifesting itself in a couple of odd ways right now. For instance, I am very hesitant to go a day without writing because I am afraid I will never start again. I am also persisting in reading a book that I really having a hard time getting into because I just don’t want to call myself a quitter.<\/p>\n

Couldn’t I just tell myself that it doesn’t matter if I finish every book that I start? Or that finishing things is only important for SOME things?<\/p>\n

I have been telling myself that I don’t have to write every day, but it doesn’t seem to be sticking. It might be time to get out the running shoes again. To run. Not to escape from writing. <\/p>\n

Or would I rather try a paint brush. Weaving?
\nJewelry making?<\/p>\n

What I really NEED to do is take a class on focus and persistence.
\nOr decision making. <\/p>\n

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“maybe you should try to quit” “Hey! Hey-I ain’t no fuckin’ quitter.” –Coffee and Cigarettes Not a quitter? Well. Piano lessons? Flute? Bassoon? Quit Cross country team? Quit Arabic? Quit Russian? Quit Cigarettes? Quit. Well. Mostly. Belly dancing? Quit Running? Quit Spin class? Quit I don’t typically quit something immediately. I am too vain. Or … Continue reading What is a quitter, anyway, and am I one?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-words"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michellejolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20140714-172049-62449285.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7lr3R-1JF","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10533,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=10533","url_meta":{"origin":6675,"position":0},"title":"Duck football on the island","author":"Michelle","date":"September 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This weekend was my only chance to see the island guy for several weeks, so even though it meant a long drive, the possibility of difficult game viewing conditions, and missing a party on Tequila Hill, \u00a0I made the drive. \u00a0My immediate reward for my decision was a beautiful sunset\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Football"","block_context":{"text":"Football","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michellejolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0582.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michellejolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0582.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michellejolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0582.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michellejolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0582.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9386,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=9386","url_meta":{"origin":6675,"position":1},"title":"An imaginary conversation about having a cat on my foot","author":"Michelle","date":"February 26, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The cat is sleeping on my foot again. 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