If the mind keeps thinking you've had enough,
but the heart keeps telling you don't give up.
It is this song that made me hesitate so much.
It's certain that I still have the passion for canoeing but I can't say that I didn't lose any part of it. Regardless of what factors, I don't think anyone would understand so I won't even bother trying to make people understand. Sometimes it's better to leave some things unsaid: people can't use my words against me, what I didn't say would not be misinterpreted in any way.
As much as I've decided to quit, it's quite a heartache to give up on something that I was constantly giving my best for and striving towards any inch of improvement. I choose to quit not because I can't take it, of course not simply because I feel like quitting. It isn't an impetuous decision, and certainly not one that's made overnight. I hestitated many times, once I make up my mind, something pulls me back, and it keeps repeating itself again and again, too many times. I know it's something that I'll definitely miss.
I think of all the videos I've seen, how I always feel after watching them, the motivation they give, the emotions they stir. I think of how I love the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that I get after every training. I look at the team pictures. The vigour and intensity of every training, the powerful mentality of each and everyone of us that will lead sajc canoeing to victory. I remember how we felt when our k4 crossed the finishing line before every other and it was something that I'll never forget. So many things that I can fill this paragraph with, but I shan't explain.
There are things that are very hard to let go, but sometimes you just have to.
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The sexy new nelos that I'll never get to paddle in.
It may sound like I don't have a choice. But I know that I've given enough, if not more than enough, thought about it.
They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. They say the finest steel goes through the hottest fire. They say it's through the toughest times that you go beyond your potential.
They say never give up. They say winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit. They say giving up is the easiest thing to do in the world.
And if there's one thing they didn't say?
Giving up on something you're passionate in is not that easy either.
Giving up is one thing. But giving up on something that you love is another.
All of us have a choice, don't we?
but the heart keeps telling you don't give up.
It is this song that made me hesitate so much.
It's certain that I still have the passion for canoeing but I can't say that I didn't lose any part of it. Regardless of what factors, I don't think anyone would understand so I won't even bother trying to make people understand. Sometimes it's better to leave some things unsaid: people can't use my words against me, what I didn't say would not be misinterpreted in any way.
As much as I've decided to quit, it's quite a heartache to give up on something that I was constantly giving my best for and striving towards any inch of improvement. I choose to quit not because I can't take it, of course not simply because I feel like quitting. It isn't an impetuous decision, and certainly not one that's made overnight. I hestitated many times, once I make up my mind, something pulls me back, and it keeps repeating itself again and again, too many times. I know it's something that I'll definitely miss.
I think of all the videos I've seen, how I always feel after watching them, the motivation they give, the emotions they stir. I think of how I love the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that I get after every training. I look at the team pictures. The vigour and intensity of every training, the powerful mentality of each and everyone of us that will lead sajc canoeing to victory. I remember how we felt when our k4 crossed the finishing line before every other and it was something that I'll never forget. So many things that I can fill this paragraph with, but I shan't explain.
There are things that are very hard to let go, but sometimes you just have to.
(click to enlarge)
The sexy new nelos that I'll never get to paddle in.
It may sound like I don't have a choice. But I know that I've given enough, if not more than enough, thought about it.
They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. They say the finest steel goes through the hottest fire. They say it's through the toughest times that you go beyond your potential.
They say never give up. They say winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit. They say giving up is the easiest thing to do in the world.
And if there's one thing they didn't say?
Giving up on something you're passionate in is not that easy either.
Giving up is one thing. But giving up on something that you love is another.
All of us have a choice, don't we?