How many movies have you watched with the message "Don't Quit!" "Don't Give Up!" "Don't Give In" "Keep Going." So I was at Smallman Galley getting coffee, and I had this major issue getting my credit card out of my wallet. This was not a huge deal because I knew I had back up cash. It's one of those wallets that just traps everything instead of securing it. I literally put a quarter in that wallet once, and I still cannot find it. 

Isn't that funny though that sometimes we tuck things in a pocket and they just disappear. We have feelings or things to say and those tend to disappear as well. Anyways. I shifted one card to retrieve another card, and it got severely stuck. As in, I put my finger in and that became trapped as well. So here I am, while my friends are ordering coffee stuck at a table trying to get my card out. People were passing by, and I don't think they noticed. I tried sticking my pinky in and that became stuck too. 

All this to say. I eventually put down the wallet after about 12 tries, and I quit. I grabbed the cash, brought a smile to the person working behind the counter and paid for my coffee a different way. And I realized something and that is, sometimes you have to know when to quit. Not everything is worth the 20 or 100 or 3,000 tries, right? I have a hard time with this because I think sometimes I brainwash myself into thinking that you should not quit anything. You should keep going and going until success hits. But sometimes success is not meant to be reached. Sometimes you get stuck so you can find a new solution. Sometimes constantly sticking your pinky finger in a worthless wallet is just not worth your time. 

After purchasing my cup of coffee,  I passed the wallet around the table and the brother with the long spider fingers finally got it out. Asking for help is okay, too. Passing it off does not mean you are any less of a person. 

I would suggest if you have a stuck crevice or pocket filled with things, you should look into loosening those stuck cards or memories or decisions. Or, maybe you should just realize that those ideas or memories or decisions are not necessarily worth your time. Leave and move on. Being "stuck" is not necessarily quitting. Sometimes quitting is the best thing. After all, you get your coffee sooner. It tastes pretty good, too.