Hold and Let Go.

“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.” 

-Stephen King

Staying on.

At some point in your life, you have to believe in yourself, in your guts,in what you are doing, even if it seems pointless in the present.

In times, I read these article to remind me of that:

"believing in what we do, about staying on—it does not have to be in UP—with kindred spirits sustaining us through courage and a generosity of spirit" ( Michael L. Tan, 2014)

 from http://opinion.inquirer.net/72230/why-we-stay

"You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever."(Steve Jobs, 2005)

from http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html

Lesson #3: Fame fades away. Measure success according to the lives you touch and what matters most to you.

from http://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/51959-mitch-albom-lessons-to-learn-meaning-work-life