I *hate* talking about my battle with my mysterious, chronic illness  because I end up feeling so helpless and frustrated. But I'm sharing about it today because I'm seeing trends in how I think about the endless doctor visits and how I think about auditions and the creative journey. 

It is my sincere hope that none of you deal with chronic illness. But even if you don't, life is often a series of long slogs and little wins, so this episode applies. 

Taking a page from writer & activist Glennon Doyle, who calls quitting "her favorite thing," I discuss Glennon's idea that the only way to keep showing up every day for the work that matters is to care the most in the morning, and not at all by the end of the day. Then sleep and begin again. 

I'd love to hear from you on whether quitting is a source of rest and resourcing, or a place of defeat and despair. And where you get the strength to get up and do the good hard work.

Come chat me up on Instagram @SamGarlandNYC.



Amid Rising Violence in Afghanistan, Women are Exceedingly Vulnerable — Here's How to Help
~ Chanel Vargas writing for PopSugar on August 16, 2021


QUITTING: When is it time to let something or someone go?
~ We Can Do Hard Things podcast with Glennon Doyle



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