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Yes, I\u2019m quitting.

I\u2019m quitting all the things that make me stressed, unhappy \u2014 anything that makes me or others miserable.

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Jesus talked about serving\xa0God and serving riches, but he did not condemn money. Read what he said in Matthew 6:24.

Here\u2019s a list of some things I\u2019m quitting:

• Worry
• Anxiety
• Doubt
• Depression
• Jealousy
• Anger
• Addiction
• Compulsion
• Manipulation
• Comparison
• Competition
• Deception
• Fear
• Violence
• Revenge
• Punishment

The 3 most important things I am quitting:

1. Caring what other people think of me.
2. Expecting other people, places, or things to be responsible for my happiness.
3. Putting off my happiness until \u201csomeday when\u201d. There is no someday. There is no when. There is only now.

A few thoughts about quitting\u2026

I say \u201cI am quitting\u201d and not \u201cI quit\u201d because I recognize it\u2019s a process, not an event. Do I still expect to experience these feelings or behaviors (\u201cbehavior\u201d the doing part of feeling)? Yes, I will no doubt still experience them. But I am \u201cquitting\u201d my identification with these things. Let me explain what I mean by \u201cidentification\u201d\u2026

I am not surprised when I feel anxiety, anger, or fear. However, I no longer identify with these things. I don\u2019t say, \u201cI am angry\u201d \u2013 that is inaccurate. It is more accurate to say, \u201cI feel the emotion of anger\u201d.

What is the difference? The world.

When I realize that I am NOT my feelings, I become impervious to them. They cannot pierce my flesh, nor can they lacerate my heart.

I may experience a moment of fear, but it cannot attach to me \u2013 it passes through me and I disregard it. Including the fear of death. It has been said that a man who knows how to live, has no place for death to enter.

You might understandably ask if I don\u2019t care what other people think, then why am I even writing this? Why am I pressing the \u201cpublish\u201d button?

For myself. I am my audience. I write what I want to read.

Because doing so seems fun, and possibly helpful (mostly to me, but if you benefit, that\u2019s cool too).

So now you know THAT I\u2019m quitting, and you know WHAT I\u2019m quitting.

How about you?

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