There comes a point in everyone’s life where something that was once fun and enjoyable becomes somewhat dull and menial. They might start to resent the fact that they have been doing what they were doing, or who they were with. It is at such a point when it might be time to call it quits. For me, it is currently with Odyssey.

Now, it’s not that I don’t like what I’m doing. I love the fact that I have been given the opportunity to write whatever the hell I want for the last year. I’ve written things that I thought were both thought-provoking, as well as things that were pretty damn stupid just for the sake of humor. I’m forever grateful to Odyssey for letting me do this. But, after doing this for over a year, it’s grown stale.

Turn in an article every week by the given deadline—once Saturday at 5 p.m. and now Friday at midnight—and then await the edits that you will receive to make sure you were doing your job correctly. I managed to spice that up about halfway through by becoming an editor myself. But, like I said earlier, it got stale. I’m not doing anything that I wasn’t doing a year ago, with the exception of the raise in status that I had for the position and the one other responsibility that follows. It’s because of all this that I’ve decided that it’s time to move on with my life.

With calling it quits, you have to figure out what’s next. Maybe you’re moving on in a relationship, friendship or otherwise. Maybe you’re moving on from a job that you’ve had for X amount of years/months/days. Whatever it is, you need to figure out what comes next. It might be as simple as conducting your life without that person or thing in it. Maybe it’s finding a job, something we all know is not simple in the slightest.

For me, the next step is finishing my degree. I have things to look forward to, things to learn. In some ways, I feel like Odyssey is my launchpad into this world of writing that I’m trying to pursue. I definitely won’t forget the time that I’ve had with this company. They’ve been great to me, and I wish them all the best.

So, even if you are finishing up something, realize that whatever that something was has an impact on you as a person. The memories that you made during that time -- happy, sad, painful or otherwise -- have a significant part in you as a person now. Try not to forget that.