“I’m sick of running… into the whip that strikes my back”

 

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In the past, I’ve advised extricating oneself from stagnant, bad or outright toxic situations as swiftly as possible.

 

I stand by my words.

 

Yet there’s something succinctly important that I feel must be mentioned:

 

Running from a problem isn’t the same as running towards a solution.

 

 

 

I’ve learned the hard way that some escapes just lead to different – and worse – prisons.

 

The maxim “out of the frying pan and into the fire” has its merits, no doubt.

 

So, when fleeing, be cautious as to the destination.

 

 

 

Of course, I’m a man of nuance.

 

This isn’t to say one should never make a mad dash out.

 

After all, sometimes a hasty flight is the only remedy.

 

This is merely a reminder to keep one eye in front as much as one eye behind.

 

 

 

Additionally, when the regrets arrive – as they always do (oddly enough, it seems to be the worse a situation was, the more many of us seem to lament its passing but that’s for another day) – realize:

 

You walked away for a reason.

 

And it was likely a good one.

 

 

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