Comments on: When Should I Quit?

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:43:59 +0000

Thanks, Ruth! Welcome to The Irrepressible Writer…I’ll look forward to your thoughts and comments!

By: Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:19:05 +0000

A wonderful, encouraging article! I love the phrase “elastic skin”, too. I’m happy to have discovered your blog, and look forward to reading more of your posts.

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:38:06 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Michelle…

By: Michelle Sussman

Michelle Sussman — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:35:35 +0000

Winners never quit.
Quitters never win.

It should have one more line: Winners hurt just as much as quitters.

There is nothing else I would rather do with my time. So I keep writing. Regardless of the success and failure, the joy and the pain.

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:53:22 +0000

Jeff. Thank you…It means a great deal to me to know this.

By: Jeff Fielder

Jeff Fielder — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:48:48 +0000

Carol,

Excellent post. It comes to me at a perfect time when self-doubt and a desire to “give up” is particularly overwhelming. Over the years I’ve stopped trying to get published and write “for me.” Your blog post has me feeling I should change my perspective. Thanks for sharing this with me at this moment in my life.

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:29:14 +0000

Thanks, Scotti. I actually just coined the term,”elastic”, as I was writing, but the concept has been there…I feel so strongly (and am gratified to hear your validation) that resilience doesn’t come from shielding oneself from negativity, but from the ability to feel, even feel deeply, the hurt that comes, and then rebound, using the obstacle, disappointment. There’s some general misunderstanding about the complex nature of “positivity”, as if it’s the absence of negativity. That’s why I think it’s probably a good idea to keep writing about the normalcy of the negative experience, and to get great comments such as yours!

By: Scotti Cohn

Scotti Cohn — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:04:10 +0000

Fantastic post, Carol! I had not heard the “elastic skin” comment before, and I love it. I think it is important to acknowledge and accept that rejection (in any form) hurts, and then to also acknowledge and accept that we need to rebound, heal, and move forward.