WALKING AWAY

Quitters never win and winners never quit. Right? Generally speaking, yes.

Yet you and I both know that there have been times when the benefits of remaining engaged in an activity, a discussion, a project simply no longer outweigh the inconvenience, price, or sacrifice.

You have the right idea to turn a situation around, but groupthink or an insecure boss shuns or outright buries the idea. You have a solution to an ethical issue plaguing your organization, but ingrained corruption chokes off all discourse before your solution can reach the appropriate leader. We've all been there at least once in our lives.

Our Creator places us exactly where He wants us at any given point in our lives to fulfill a mission. Sometimes the purpose for our presence in a group, a situation, or at an employer doesn't initially become clear to us until much later, perhaps even after we have departed. But our presence is no mere accident, and it is designed to serve a vital role.

Perhaps you have been placed at a certain spot to strengthen you? As the old cliche' goes, what doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. Said slightly differently, we will never be given more than we can handle.

You may have been put into a position where you are able to help others grow, or to shield others from peril? What may appear to be a frustrating, dull, or disrespected position for you may unbeknownst to you actually be a safeguard for others.

You may not know now. It may be some time before your purpose becomes clear. What will become clear is when your mission at that spot has ended, and you are being called to another purpose.

How will you know it is time to move onward? External forces will serve to signal your departure, and you will embrace the seemingly external decision. Or you will intuitively sense that you no longer wish to continue the direction you've been journeying, and you will either pause or you will simply take another fork in the road. The common theme is that you will feel the peace within you.

You will know within your soul that you have not chosen today to quit, but that you have chosen to walk away...toward your next calling.

TODAY'S QUESTION: In what area of your life is it your time to walk away?