Happiness Is A Choice; Get the Stress Out of Your System Then Decide To Be Happy

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

Shouting It Out – June 30

 MY BOSS AND HIS BROTHER ARE MICROMANAGING A**HOLES THAT BELITTLE PUBLICLY HUMILIATE AND VERBALLY ABUSE THEIR EMPLOYEES. 

~Worker Living in VIRGINIA

 

Yes, sometimes we need to shout out what is wrong.

What is not working.

What we are angry about.

What is unfair.

What we hate.

When was the last time you were able to find a place to shout about all of that?

Sometimes we just need to get it out…somehow we need to get it out of our systems. Until we do, all of that bent up frustration just keeps us stuck, miserable and mumbling under our breath.

Today, find a safe way to release the tension and stress.

P.S.

My sister Linda helped me edit this book. Her recommendation was to not include entries with profanity or to put in asterisks  (**SHOLES).  I understood her recommendation and even considered it; but I decided to allow the authenticity of emotion to come through.  This is the reality of how people feel who are miserable in their jobs.  They might not curse out loud; but they are screaming in their heads.

It is real.  

If you are going through misery in your job today; you might have to get out all of the negativity swirling around in your head and inside of your body.  

You should not be violent and you SHOULD practice control over YOUR emotions.  It’s a sign of maturity…BUT..if you need to get it out…Get it out…

AFTER you get it out…

MOVE ON…

and realize that happiness is a choice…and so is staying stressed about your job, the people you work for and with…just move on…and DECIDE you are going to be happy.

REGARDLESS of the work situation you find yourself in today.

 

Respect Yourself Because...What You Put Up With...You End Up With

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

Having Self Respect – June 29 

I am really depressed with my IT job.

I feel really stressed every day to go to the job. I am in a position of do or die state. If I don’t perform well I will be fired.

I think it’s a better decision to leave my job without having one lined up.

This decision is mainly to retain my self-respect.

~Worker Living in INDIA

Today, I will respect myself. 

I will focus on doing what I have to do in order to respect myself today.

Every Ending Is A New Beginning....Ask Yourself: Am I At The End of This Job?

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

Endings Lead to Beginnings – June 28

 I’m not happy.

It’s no longer satisfying or meaningful. I’m not feeling challenged. It’s discouraging and frustrating.

I feel stuck.

There are no more good days.

I wonder what difference I’m making to those I’m supposedly helping and also it’s not making any good of a difference in my life. I am no longer challenged or feel there is any growth from this job.

 ~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

 

 

For everything there is a beginning, middle and ending. 

Am I at the end of this job?

Don’t let the answer scare you, let it excite you. 

The end of one thing allows for the beginning of another.

Again, are you at the end of this job?

Your Energy Flows Where Your Focus Goes...TODAY Focus On Yourself...If You Don't Who Will?

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

 Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

Focusing on Ourselves – June 27

I need to focus on me and my education.

I have spent a lot of time giving to work, training, picking up shifts, volunteering without receiving anything in return.

It is time for me to focus on me and what I need.

~Worker Living in CANADA

Today, focus on yourself and your own needs.

It’s okay to figure out what WE need and fulfill that need.

P.S.

It’s Called Being Healthy Selfish…Just For TODAY…FOCUS on Yourself  (Start with your thoughts because they control your life.)

Where Your Talents and the Needs of the World Cross; There Lies Your Vocation.~Aristotle

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

Passions – June 26

I want to do what I am passionate about.

My job is just a means of income which gives me no fulfillment, nor uses my gifts and talents.

I want to offer programs in the community, open a business and write more books.   

~Worker Living in MICHIGAN

Today, I will do something that offers me fulfillment by using my gifts and talents.

Don’t Let Your Job Take Away Your Joy – Do Something Today That YOU Enjoy Doing

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I’m not respected, this company isn’t my passion. 

I don’t like marketing,

I just want to paint and create things.

~Worker Living in MASSACHUSETTS

We might not feel like it, we might be drained and we might be depressed, but, we need to do something today that gives us joy.

Don’t let this job take away your joy.

Use your own time to do something today that you enjoy…even if it is only for one moment.

P.S. You can’t enjoy your life and complain about it at the same time…so if you can’t think of what you enjoy doing…STOP doing something (complaining) that is stealing your joy…just for 24 hours. 

~Ridea Richardson

Are You Dealing With Bullies At Work? It Is A Prevalent Issue in Today's Workplace.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

My job is monotonous. I do research for a financial firm and have very little to do every day, but the small amount of responsibility I have affects millions of dollars’ worth of stock. 90% of the time I’m bored out of my mind and the other 10% of the time I’m stressed out like no one would believe. 

My boss does not deliver any insight or constructive criticism to his employees except for once a year during 20 minute personal evaluations.

I am also on a team and have been harassed for the past 3-4 years by two women. My teammates talk loudly within earshot of my office about how strange my personality is, how I don’t fit the corporate culture (wealthy with yachts and large families), how I’m too risky with my decisions at work, how my hair looks, etc. I’ve been repeatedly followed to the bathroom by a co-worker who told another teammate she “just wants to see what [I’ll] do.”

I’ve complained to human resources and have been told that I can file paperwork for harassment, but in all likelihood I would be fired instead of my co-workers for “rocking the boat.” I feel like my job has very little purpose and the only thing I accomplish by going into work is being the subject of harassment.

~Worker Living in CONNECTICUT

 

Today, I will deal with any bullies at work, even if that bully is my boss. 

How I deal with it is up to me. 

I might not confront them directly, but I will deal with it. 

If they have been bullying me for years then obviously what I am doing isn’t working, so I need to do something different.

We aren’t kids anymore, but workplace emotional bullying hurts just as much as when we were kids in junior, middle and high school. But we aren’t kids. We can take care of ourselves.  We can make adult decisions. We can deal with these workplace bullies. 

~Ridea Richardson

Once You Put First Things First Everything Else Will Fall Into Place

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

 I’m stressed and need to find peace, figure out my passion, and put my family and friends first.

~Worker Living in TEXAS

When you put first things first everything else falls into place.

~Ridea Richardson

Can You Look In The Mirror, Be Proud of Yourself & Do Your Job?

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I’m driving all over the state “trying” to see doctors whom I cannot see.

I’m tired of educational resources, that aren’t educational at all!

I’m bored.

We cannot call on hospitals, but that’s where we should be.

I keep getting told, “change is coming.”

I’m tired of having to deal with co-workers on the western side of the state who break compliance rules all the time and have asked me to do the same. Completely, undeniably, unethical!!

~Worker Living in IOWA

Some of us have been here; where doing our jobs are almost impossible.

What we are asked to do is just not working. Everybody knows it’s not working, but we keep right on “trying” to do it. 

We skirt around the edges of ethics just to get it done.

It gets old day-after-day and we want a change, but change doesn’t seem to be coming fast enough.

Today, we need to ask ourselves: “Can I look in the mirror and be proud of myself AND do this job?”

~ Ridea Richardson

KNOW You Are Smart; College Degree Or Not

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I’m 23 and I feel as though I’m stuck in a dead-end job that has an amazing bonus structure but isn’t in any field that I’m remotely interested in.

I have to have this job in order to pay down my overdraft but I intensely dislike the people I work with.

I constantly feel patronized by my trainers and I feel that there should be more to my post-university life than this.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

We were told that we needed a degree, maybe two or three.

We believed the system that told us that we needed a degree. So we got a degree or two or three.

We put letters behind our name and we felt proud and smart. 

We are smart: but we are in debt and we feel stuck in dead-end jobs.

We are smart: but we are in jobs that aren’t related to those degrees.

We are smart: but we work with people that we don’t like.

We are smart.

We are smart enough to figure this out.

We are and will figure this out…degree or not…we will figure this out and will find our way…

~Ridea Richardson

 

It's A Brand New Day & Everything Will Be Fine

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

The volume of work is too high for one person therefore I do not have time to cross-train or learn other responsibilities.

I’m not learning anything new and I’m sick and tired of doing the same crappy load of work day after day.

I just can’t do it anymore.

~Worker Living in NEW JERSEY

It’s a new day.

It’s a brand new day. 

Yesterday was yesterday and it is gone.

Today, just for today believe that things will change.  You will make a change in your life.

Don’t worry about your job, or the work, or the work load – TODAY do something to move towards THAT change.

Everything will be fine.

~ Ridea Richardson

There Are No Mistakes, Only Lessons and Messages

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I need a change because of health reasons. I’m feeling trapped and very unhappy and I just blew a chance at a job transfer.

~Worker Living in ILLINOIS

There are no mistakes.

You haven’t blown it.

If you didn’t take the transfer, didn’t do well on the interview, didn’t get the job offer, or the promotion, or whatever you DIDN’T get; it wasn’t for you. 

There are no mistakes only lessons and messages. ~ Ridea Richardson

Are You Living Comfortably But Hardly Living At All?

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I am stagnate. My current job no longer aligns with the steps I need to take to fulfill my goals and pursue life and happiness, other than to pay my monthly bills. These bills are relatively small, as is my income. Most other jobs would fulfill this need. 

I have a long commute and work full-time. I need for my work + commute to be less hours to free up time for educational, business, and self-improving pursuits; or to find a job with a time commitment that aligns with these goals. Preferably, both.

Alternatively, I may be able to structure a lifestyle where I educate myself and pursue my own business, without ‘working’ at all. 

Now that I dislike my inconsistent commute, I may be fired any time anyway. My superiors are not competent, and I do not enjoy my repetitive job duties. I am not positively challenged in my job, and my job is a large percentage of my life, therefore I am living ‘comfortably’ but hardly living at all. 

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

Something to Think About Today:

Are you “living comfortably, but hardly living at all”?

Is there a lifestyle you can envision where you don’t have to “work” at all?

 

Microsoft Had a Huge Vision...Why Shouldn't You?

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

My job is absolute misery. I’m working in a field I don’t want to be in, with colleagues I don’t want to associate with and with a condescending joke of a manager.

I want the freedom to pursue my interests with a focus on landing my dream career.

I want to work for it as much as I want it to work for me.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

What to Do Today:

Today, imagine being in your dream career, job, profession, or business endeavor.

Where are you?

What are you doing?

Who is around you?

You have to be able to see it before you can create it. 

Once you can see it you can create it.

P.S.

What does it mean to have a vision?  It needs to be VISUAL. For example: below is Microsoft’s early vision: In 1975, Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft. Like most start-ups, Microsoft begins small, but has a huge vision—a computer on every desktop and in every home. During the next years, Microsoft begins to change the ways we work.

(Now think about it… Microsoft’s vision basically HAPPENED…we are now on to laptops, tablets and i-phones…but…before all of that there was Microsoft and desktop computers.)

You need a vision too…and it might as well be HUGH…why not?

GO BIG or GO HOME

The Shell Must Break Before The Bird Can Fly

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

Something in me is going to break so badly I won’t be able to pull back up from it.      

~Worker Living in AUSTRALIA

Something To Think About Today:

Some days we feel broken. 

When we feel so broken, so very broken, it feels like we are not going to make it.

We WILL make it. 

Broken is letting go of what is. 

Broken is destroying what is. 

Broken allows something new to be created.

A new job.

A new idea.

A new business.

A new passion. 

A new outlook.

A new you.

TODAY Start Living Up To Your Potential

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live  

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I feel that my potential is being wasted and I am being relegated to a clerical job.

In short, I am not satisfied with the job content and on top of it I am not clear of my future path.

~Worker Living in the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Today’s Reflection…something to think about & do:

If today we find ourselves doing less than we know we are capable of; for whatever reason; we will think of the positive.

For every minute we are not asked to work up to our potential (while we are doing the mind-numbing clerical type tasks) we will THINK about our future path.

Work the “Just Quit”Steps during the down time.

If they only want 20% we will give them what they want and use the other 80% of our brainpower and capabilities for ourselves.

P.S.

There really aren’t any excuses…NO ONE can hold you back…EXCEPT…YOURSELF…

Get Out of Your Own Way...Stop Making Excuses

 You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I strongly believe in not doing something you don’t enjoy or are not interested in at all.

I want to start my own business and can’t because of my sh*tty job.

I just want freedom.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

Today’s Meditation:

Who is stopping us, but us? 

We need to get out of our own way. 

 If you want to do something…then do it…what is stopping you?

 

BELIEVE...Money CAN Flow Your Way

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I’m over this job.  I’ve been here for two years. It’s not in the field I want to end up in. I can budget for a while and live ok. 

~Worker Living in AUSTRALIA

Today’s Meditation:

Today, Work Step 2 – Dealing with Finances.

Start your spreadsheet, review your spreadsheet, move some money from checking to savings, figure out how much money you have on credit cards, look at your 401K statement, figure out what you can live without…today work on Step 2…EVEN if you have a mountain of debt.

P.S.

Working on Step 2 is a crucial step in your “Just Quit” plan.

Most people STAY stuck or go from job-to-job-to job because they never buckle down and save or get access to six months of basic expenses.  YOU CAN DO THIS.  I did it and YOU CAN DO IT TOO.

One of the greatest lessons I learned from one of my mentors (he happened to be a wealthy self-made millionaire — so those type of folks you listen to because they did something that worked)…his advice: ALWAYS keep $100 in your wallet. He said you should do this because you will NEVER feel broke. I’ve realized over the years that it will attract like energy…money energy. It even worked for me as late as yesterday. When I went to the mailbox I opened an envelope…inside…an unexpected check.

If you want to get started on working Step 2 just start with that $100.  Keep it in your wallet or purse.  DO NOT SPEND IT, just keep it there.

What if you don’t have $100?  Well, starting this weekend EVERYTIME you begin to spend even a dollar on something that is NOT a necessity, don’t do it.  Find a hiding place in your wallet to put this “extra” money until you get to $100.

Focus on keeping $100 in your wallet… then watch as the magic starts to happen.

Also, here is a good book on how money is just energy.

Are You A Spectator or Participant In Your Life?

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I’m tired of doing the same thing year after year without change or growth. I’m afraid I’ll wake up one day and life as I know it is over without me being an active participant.    

~Worker Living in D.C. (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA)

Today’s Meditation:

Be Fully Alive.

You can have work to do that is not mundane and routine.

You CAN do work that matters, work that you can put your heart and soul into.

Today, allow the energy that is inside of you to come out.  Uncork the bottle and allow all of that bottled up energy to flow through you.

Take Care Of Your Body Because "You" Live In Your Body

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I’m stressed out.

My body is breaking down.

I cannot remember things.

I’m not as happy as I used to be. 

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

 

Today’s Meditation:

We live housed in human bodies.

The health of our bodies has to be a priority because “we” live in our bodies.

Today, I will do something good for my body.  If I don’t know exactly what I need to do I will ask my body what it needs for me to do.

P.S.

Still don’t know what to do?  EDUCATE yourself about what has happened with the food industry and what they have done by adding SUGAR, SUGAR, SUGAR to our food…remember…”YOU” live in your body.

We do have control over what we put in our mouths…we DO have control over THAT….& guess what??? Eating healthy helps us FEEL better and make BETTER decisions.

(And don’t worry that you have TRIED to diet for years…don’t think diet…just eat healthy natural foods….i.e. you are going to have to COOK for yourself and your family.)

 

 

Life is Too Short To Be Skating By In A Job That You Don't Like

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I have not been happy in my job for a long time but just did not have the money to quit. Every year at the end of the year I start to get that dreaded feeling.  I start having anxiety attacks when our busy time comes, but I have somehow muddled through. I’ve always been afraid of the decision and not having the money.

My brother passed away recently and my way of thinking has changed. Life is just too short to be skating by in a job that I don’t like. I am burned out.  I am tired of people yelling at me. I am tired of coming home completely exhausted and I want to go to sleep.

I am tired of being unhappy.

Now that the financial issue is no longer an issue, and I have the money to cover my bills, I feel I can now do this.

~Worker Living in OHIO

Today’s Meditation:

Life is too short to be skating by in a job that you don’t like.

If you stay in this job will you regret it at the end of your life?

It’s just a question, but it is a serious thought-provoking question. Answer it…Will you?

Feeling Good About What We Do

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

It makes me feel really depressed because I feel like I’m helping screw people out of money. I also do not like any one I work with and feel that I can do a lot better in life than working here. It’s not where I want to be and not a field I would want to advance in.

~Worker Living in ARIZONA

 

Today’s Meditation:

Sometimes we look up and realize that we are part of what’s wrong with the world.

We are the them.

We are doing things that we aren’t proud of.

We wonder and ask ourselves: “Why am I living like this? Why am I doing this? Aren’t I better than this?” Yes…you are.

We can feel good about what we do and our contributions to the family of the world.

We don’t have to do work that we feel harms others.

Back To Sunday’s

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I’ve reached the point where Sunday’s are basically a countdown to Monday mornings. I’m having anxiety and depressed about my job. I just can’t take it anymore.

~Worker Living in NORTH CAROLINA

Today’s Meditation:

Every single week we have to face Sunday’s.

Sunday’s shouldn’t seem like a day that is difficult to face; except for those working Monday – Friday in jobs they hate.

Sunday’s take on a special place.  It is the only day standing between you and your sanity, anxiety, deep depression, reprieve time, a break from the madness….on and on…

Today, no matter what day it is say: “May I enjoy Sunday’s again.”  When we can enjoy Sunday’s again we are in a good place.  Again, say: “May I enjoy Sunday’s again.”

Today just ask for what you want… to enjoy Sunday’s again.

Is It The Boss and/or The Work?

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

Every day is a struggle. I cry and get anxiety thinking about coming in. I hate my boss and the work I do. It has all stress and no reward. I love working with people, but not in this way.

~Worker Living in MASSACHUSETTS

Today’s Meditation:

Sometimes it’s the boss.

Sometimes it’s the work itself.

If it’s the boss AND the work we need to do some real reflection. What is going on with me and the job? Is it working for my boss (that might change someday), or is it the work itself (I need a new profession or assignments), or is it both the Boss and the Job? Double-whammy.

I need to work my “Just Quit” Plan today. I need to do one of the Steps…I’ll pick one, just one.

Forward, Stuck or Backward - What Are Your Strengths?

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I hate my job. I don’t get to do what I thought I would be doing. It feels like the role is moving me backwards in my career.

~ Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

Today’s Meditation:

We are either moving forward, feeling stuck, or moving backward. 

Where are you on that spectrum today?

P.S.

Of course we all want to be moving forward in our careers, but sometimes we are STUCK or going BACKWARDS.

The first thing we need to do to get unstuck or going forward is to recognize where we are and admit it. That is easier said than done.  Why?  Because we then need to do something about it and that is where the rubber hits the road.  That is where we have to make some decisions and many of us…

Have NO IDEA what we are good at, or what we want to do with the rest of our lives.

TODAY…just focus on your strengths.

Strengths are those skills that are innate.  You can use your strengths in any industry, any job, any country, or anywhere.

What are you good at?  What do you love doing?

If you feel you don’t know your strengths, then ask someone who knows you well what they see as your strengths.

One way or the other today your task is to write down three of your strengths.

Just write them down for now…

Getting Through The Day – Take Baby Steps

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

Stress is making me physically ill. It’s harming my personal relationships and causing my life to stagnate as I feel too paralyzed to make any important decisions in my life.

~Worker Living in MISSOURI

Today’s Meditation:

Sometimes we feel paralyzed. 

We don’t know what to do. Maybe this is not the time to do anything. Sometimes we don’t need to make any big decisions until we can think clearly. The only thing we can do is make small decisions, take baby steps and just focus on making it though the day.

Celebrate that success. You made it through the day.

Just know that you really aren’t paralyzed.  You will be able to move again, you just need to take your time and give yourself time to work through these feelings.

Safety First - Are There Safety Concerns Where You Work?

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I have concerns about my safety. I don’t like the work anymore.

I do not feel valued as a worker due to my safety concerns not being heard or acted upon.

My boss has bitched about every single worker to me which makes me wonder what she says about me behind my back.  I want a more stable and secure work environment.

~Worker Living in AUSTRALIA

Today’s Meditation:

 If you are working in an unsafe environment and it is really bothering you, then write down all of the issues and research the laws that address your concerns.

 NOW…think…brainstorm…can you start a business or a blog or something with this information? Not necessarily to call out your organization, but to help yourself and others who might have the same concerns where they work. 

 You never know if you write a business plan it might be the next thing that you are meant to do.  

P.S.

We find ourselves in situations for a reason.  There are no mistakes, there are only lessons.  Don’t miss out on this lesson in your life.  What can you do with what you have learned? What you have experienced? What you are going through?  What can you do???

Taking a Day Off Work - A Mental Health Day

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I feel so trapped. No matter what opportunity comes along I know that I have to endure the hectic schedule of a call center. I would love to develop myself in other areas.

 I am unhappy.

 I am either anxious or upset and it is taking its toll on me…this is the second mental health day this month. Sometimes it is not as busy but I am truly unhappy.

~Worker Living in NORTH CAROLINA

 

Today’s Meditation:

 We’ve all done it or wanted to do it…take a mental health day.  Just take a day off to re-group. Take a day off to get a break from the place.

 One day here and there is okay; but we know how it goes…now it’s almost EVERY WORKDAY we wake up and we want to take a mental health day.

 If you are so lucky to have days that you can take as mental health days; then use those days to improve your mental health…rhythmically breathe, walk, go out into nature, meditate, eat healthy foods, contemplate, do art, or do something creative…take your mental health day and make it yours. Try not to worry about tomorrow and the fact you’ll have to go back to work…just use that one mental health day to its fullness.

 P.S.

Even if you don’t take an entire day to work on your mental health…for a few minutes today do something that brings you joy, makes you smile, let’s you know you are alive and everything will be okay.  Just do one thing today from your list you created on Jan. 1.

Doing What We Need to Do and Letting Go

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live 

Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

     I’m tired. I need a break. I have to take care of my ailing dad.

 ~Worker Living in TRINDAD AND TOBAGO

 

Today’s Meditation:

We are sure of one thing.  We are alive. 

We are in this body and we are alive.

We don’t know what happens after we are no longer alive and are no longer in this body.  Nobody really knows.

While we are alive and in this body we need to do what is important to us. We need to take care of people who are important to us. We need to make tough decisions to be true to ourselves.

Maybe today is the day we decide: “I need to…” and then we just do it.

P.S.

This past weekend at an art show a lady came up to my booth that I recognized from the last time I showed at that location and she recognized me. We exchanged greetings. I told her I recognized her and she told me she thought I looked familiar but I looked younger. Now, that will make anybody happy to hear! She then said that she had something she wanted to share with me.

She came over behind my booth and shared the below story with me:

A couple of months ago, one morning her husband could not wake her up.  She was unresponsive and unconscious and they thought she was dead. She said during that time there was NOTHING for a long period of time, then something clicked and her mind understood what was happening to her.  She said she recognized it as: “She was dying.”  That is what was happening to her. Then she said she saw all these people running and they were in some sort of uniforms.  They were running towards something.  Then this overwhelming “sense” came over her and she got the message to just “Let Go”.  That was the message: “Let Go and Let God”.  Not to worry about anything or to listen to the thinking mind, just let go of all of that. She said she came to after she had been rushed to the hospital and they worked on reviving her.  She stayed in the hospital for a week while they ran tests.  They never found out why she was unconscious.  The only thing is that now she needs a cane to walk, BUT she said she was just grateful and thankful to be alive…to see another day…but she wasn’t afraid not to be alive.  I asked her if she thought she had a life-after-death experience and she said no, she didn’t believe that is what it was.

She said she thought I’d appreciate her experience based on my artwork.  She then went back to the front of my booth and read some of my signs…Let Go, Hope,  and Accept What Is…she smiled and said God Bless You and walked away.

I don’t know if I’ll EVER see that lady again.  I don’t know if I’ll EVER show at the location again, BUT her story will always stay with me and gave me another confirmation that LETTING GO is one of the lessons to be learned while we are having this earthly experience.

Let Go to Let Come Today

Just let go of those things  and thoughts that do not serve you…even if it is just for one day…this day.