Never Give Up

To think that we’ve given up on ourselves can be tough to swallow. There are times, in our life, that it is fully okay to throw in the towel if something is not fulfilling us or making us better/happier. Quitting gets a bad rep, but sometimes it’s necessary for a variety of reasons. There are also things in life that we shouldn’t give up and one of those is yourself!

As corny as it sounds, when we deprioritize ourselves, for whatever reason, we end up losing a lot more than we think. When I lost weight before, there was this ‘click’ that happened, a mode that turned on, and it became my new life. Nutrition, exercise, moving my body, running races, hiking mountains, everything was centered around health and pushing myself. It’s possible I overcommitted and pushed myself to a space that was unsustainable, but I felt accomplished, I felt good about myself, and I was conquering parts of myself that I never thought I would or could.

Somewhere along the way, not intentionally, both with diet and exercise, I let those priorities and passions slip. Partially because life got busy, but partially because it started to feel hard again. I started focusing on other things, and I am the kind of person who got 120% all-in, and when those things didn’t align with my current focus, I slowly, over time, gave up on them.

So, today, as my musical reflection, I think about Never Give Up by Sia. Aside from being a great running song with a good beat that has motivating lyrics, it furthers the concept that we shouldn’t stray too far from ourselves and our goals. In this context, I see the ‘one’ getting me down is myself and the constant battle we fight in ourselves to get up and do the thing! This isn’t to say we shouldn’t rest, take time, and re-evaluate, but when it comes to our health, we should keep on finding a way home :). Here’s to pushing forward and finding the path once again!

Full Lyrics

I’ve battled demons that won’t let me sleep
Called to the sea but she abandoned me

But I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no
No, I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no

And I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh
I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh

I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh
I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh
I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh
I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh

Oh yeah, I’m haunted by the distant past
Called to the skies but she was she overcast

But I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no
No, I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no

And I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh
I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh

I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh
I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh
I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh
I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh

Never give up, never give up
Never give up, never give up
No, no, oooh

And I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh
I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh

I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh
I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh