Don’t You Quit – The Message I Needed This Week

This week has been brutally hard. 

I’ve felt discouraged, overwhelmed, and exhausted—so much so that I’ve questioned why I even went back to school in the first place. 

I’ve been juggling motherhood, school, and my growing business, but lately, it’s all felt heavier than I can carry. Summer has stretched me to my breaking point. My kids are out of school, and the weight of my responsibilities feels like it’s pressing down on me from every angle.

To make matters worse, I ran out of my ADHD medication this week. A perfect storm of pharmacy delays and timing left me without the blessed little pill that helps me find focus in the middle of chaos. Every task felt harder. Every assignment required ten times the effort. My mind was foggy, distracted, and on edge. I’ve had to claw my way through each day without that extra support, pushing myself in ways I didn’t think I could.

The mom guilt hit hard too. My youngest son, Max, is seven. My middle son, Ezra, is fourteen. They’re in very different life stages. Ezra is out with his friends most days, and Max comes to me wanting to play, needing attention. And I want to give him all of me—but right now, I feel stretched beyond my limits. 

In my exhaustion, the escape thoughts started creeping in: 
Maybe I should quit school. 
Maybe I should just take the occasional class that applies to my career. 
Maybe I should never, ever enroll in summer classes again while my kids are home. 

I recognize these thoughts come from the part of my brain that’s trying to protect me from stress and discomfort. (Thanks, amygdala. You’re not helping.) But giving in to those thoughts would mean giving up on the life I know that I have been directed by the spirit to build.

That’s when Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s words reached me like a lifeline:

"Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead."

Those words pierced through the noise. They grounded me. They reminded me that even when life feels brutal, the answer is not to quit. The answer is to keep moving. Keep trying. Keep showing up. Elder Holland’s invitation to "persevere, hang in there, take advantage of every opportunity to learn and grow, dream dreams and see visions, work toward their realization, wait patiently when you have no other choice, lean on your sword and rest a while, but get up and fight again"—this is exactly what I needed.

I can lean on my sword and take a breath, but I will not quit. There is purpose in this season. There is beauty in this struggle. I believe there is help and happiness ahead.

I’m still here. I’m still walking. I’m still trying.
And I know good things are coming.

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