Just Quit Survey Results August 2013

“This is ridiculously scary and I can’t believe I am considering making this a reality. BUT, there is also something very liberating and exciting about it, too. Big risks = big rewards, right?” – Comment from Ohio on August 29^th,  2013

Below are the results of the August 2013 “Just Quit” Your Job Survey

414 People Have Responded

38 Countries Around The World & 40 States in the U.S.A.

		COUNTRY	TOTAL	PERCENT
		United States	256	62%
		Canada	35	8%
		United Kingdom	33	8%
		Australia	19	5%
		Singapore	14	3%
		India	14	3%
		Philippines	4	1%
		South Africa	3	1%
		Egypt	3	1%
		Malaysia	3	1%
		Malta	2	<1%
		Hong Kong	2	<1%
		Colombia	2	<1%
		Belgium	2	<1%
		New Zealand	1	<1%
		Oman	1	<1%
		Norway	1	<1%
		Netherlands	1	<1%
		Nigeria	1	<1%
		Pakistan	1	<1%
		Romania	1	<1%
		Slovenia	1	<1%
		Saudi Arabia	1	<1%
		Russia	1	<1%
		Sri Lanka	1	<1%
		Venezuela	1	<1%
		Bahrain	1	<1%
		Bulgaria	1	<1%
		Angola	1	<1%
		Afghanistan	1	<1%
		United Arab Emirates	1	<1%
		Bahamas	1	<1%
		China	1	<1%
		Jordan	1	<1%
		Finland	1	<1%
		Spain	1	<1%
		Denmark	1	<1%
		Kuwait	1	<1%

State	Count
California	37
New York	24
Ohio	16
Massachusetts	16
New Jersey	13
Illinois	11
Pennsylvania	11
North Carolina	11
Colorado	10
Virginia	9
Florida	9
Texas	9
District Of Columbia	7
Arizona	7
Connecticut	7
Tennessee	6
Minnesota	5
Oregon	4
Wisconsin	4
Washington	4
Indiana	4
Georgia	4
Iowa	4
Michigan	4
Maryland	3
Missouri	2
Nevada	1
New Hampshire	1
New Mexico	1
West Virginia	1
Nebraska	1
Utah	1
Oklahoma	1
Kansas	1
Alaska	1
Arkansas	1
Delaware	1
Louisiana	1
Maine	1

 

Reasons to “Just Quit”: (When you read these reasons please understand that people are in pain.  When you get to this point in your career it is very painful BUT extremely rewarding once you take the plunge.  You HAVE TO LET GO in order TO LET COME.)

I need time to consider the next steps free of the current job	Friday, Aug 30th 4:42PM
Extremely unhappy, feel like my job is meaningless. Way too worn out to do anything fun in my free time.	Friday, Aug 30th 4:20PM
Starting my own business.	Thursday, Aug 29th 10:22PM
1) I am completely and utterly miserable in my corporate marketing job – big reason! 2) My boyfriend and I have talked about it and can make it work. I will take some time off, head out west to visit some places where I could see us relocating when he finishes dermatology residency. He can’t wait to move! I’m more hesitant and this is a great time in my life to take some time away from the corporate grind and look to our future. 3) I am a miser and have saved every penny for several years. AKA I have a healthy savings – and my boyfriend will cover our rent while I am “in transition”. 4) I also have considered and have begun seeking out temp/short term contract marketing assignments. Just to keep my toe in the professional water – and, oh yeah, some money coming in! 5) Did I mention how unhappy, unchallenged and unfulfilled I am in my current career?!? Yeah, that.	Thursday, Aug 29th 9:22PM
Awful Just need to get out, risk the 2 weeks notice to find something else	Thursday, Aug 29th 8:41PM
It is a dead end job. I hate my boss and my co-worker. I’m underpaid, because of the bad financial situation of the company. Buy it was worse than now when I came here, and I’ve been working hard and helping to improve. I feel like I’m subsidizin the company with my effort because I’m not paid fairly. And I’m young, free and ready for roaming the world looking for a better opportunity. (It would be hard to find something worse than my current job). My boss smokes in the offices – he is rude and dirty. The company’s organization is a mess. I’m sure that is not the job I want for my future life. Only thinking in being in the same job in 5 years from now and I think in suicide.	Thursday, Aug 29th 6:59PM
My boss is unorganized jerk he can’t pay us on time	Wednesday, Aug 28th 9:06PM
Major depression. Can’t imagine going another day doing what I’m doing and where I’m doing it. Burnt out. On the verge of a breakdown. Career providing zero satisfaction and not utilizing my talents and interests. I’m dead here	Wednesday, Aug 28th 3:58PM
To spend more time with my boys. To get away from my awful negative unfulfilling job.	Tuesday, Aug 27th 11:57PM
To go contracting	Tuesday, Aug 27th 1:04PM
I cannot stand my supervisor and the people I work with with very few exceptions. I feel what I do is absolutely meaningless and that I am on a never ending treadmill	Tuesday, Aug 27th 10:29AM
This is not what I was looking for; the learning and what I have in mind are totally different and currently Im in this job as it pays and I still have something to do each day showing up here. I am not inspired; Im not learning and I’m under performing. Its just a sad place to be each day.	Tuesday, Aug 27th 7:36AM
I am mentally and physically stressed and my job is the reason. I have gained 40 pounds since working there. I dread going to work everyday and get anxiety the day before I go to work after an off day. I no longer enjoy my job and am not comfortable there.	Tuesday, Aug 27th 12:05AM
Because i am unhappy	Monday, Aug 26th 11:17PM
Morale has really been down. That plus my boss has really been difficult to work with. It’s sucking the life out of me and people see that I’ve changed, that I’m a lot less joyful.	Sunday, Aug 25th 9:19PM
Im not happy i dont sleep anymore im angry a lot and all i think about is leaving the job im in. It affects my relationships and i feel out of place doing what I do.	Saturday, Aug 24th 11:43PM
It’s going no where there’s no development no recognition for my work my boss is sexist and a bully	Saturday, Aug 24th 5:26PM
sick of it	Saturday, Aug 24th 8:45AM
Low pay Stressful Unfulfilling Bad company culture Lack of resources Ambiguous schedule Aren’t learning any skills My job requires lying	Friday, Aug 23rd 9:20PM
Stress	Friday, Aug 23rd 1:02PM
My company is not delivering the compensation promised even after talks and showing them legal regulations that they were breaking. My client has the mentality of “Persist and Persevere” and has no desire to perform quality work. My clients client does not know what they are managing or what they want. The tasks switch daily and they refuse to listen or understand the product they are asking to be delivered yet continually complain about the result. I have not had a successful project since starting and have rebuilt projects multiple times to meet the clients needs that they themselves then declare are useless. I don’t like my current industry and want to work on a project for the greater good of society.	Thursday, Aug 22nd 11:03PM
It has nothing to do with anything I am passionate about. It limits my skills. It has no growth potential. I hate it everyday. It is repetive. I can continue this list forever.	Thursday, Aug 22nd 10:52PM
I would like to start my own business. If I don’t quit without another job I know I won’t be able to devote 100%.	Thursday, Aug 22nd 9:10PM
Because I feel miserable every morning and every minute I spend in this office. Because I don’t believe in their corporate values, because I am constantly loaded with a huge amount of stress, because I am not listened to, because I am being lectured and patronised every day about how I shouldn’t get so stressed, my boss is making feel as if is only my fault that I take things so personally (may it is but this is the way I am). Because i can’t give a shit about what I am doing I am not passionate about it in the slightest and that is whay also I get so stressed about it probably. Because I can’t switch off properly when I am leaving the office, because when I come back from holidays an overwhelming feeling of anguish is pervading me, because I fell like I am wasting my time	Thursday, Aug 22nd 8:06AM
I wake up every day and wonder if this is all there is. I don’t believe I am doing the public any good. My company is purely driven by profit and I am not that type of person. I truly want to do something to better the world. My boss, though not a terrible person, byes into the corporate jargon. I care about people and all I do is determine who to cut. It is truly depressing.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 10:39PM
I take 400 out of savings each month to cover what my pay check doesn’t. My job has no future. My house needs repairs and I have the material. My house is too small for my family. I’m a veteran and I have a degree. I make 15.00/hr	Wednesday, Aug 21st 10:17PM
Having the time and motivation to work on side. Everyday it’s a drag to go in and boss doesn’t appreciate my work.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 9:22PM
Difficult working relationship with my boss and I’m under appreciated.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 6:53PM
Difficult working relationship with my boss and I’m under appreciated.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 6:53PM
Feel empty. Work seems meaningless and see no real future; at least, not a future that looks particularly appealing. I’m there solely for the paycheck.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 2:55PM
I am in anew job. And something is disturbing me. I am not getting sleep :-(. I am very confused on if I want to continue this and then for how long. I want a change in my career path. But not sure how I go about that :-).	Wednesday, Aug 21st 1:50PM
I have been in finance for 17 years and it has gone completely stale for me. I can’t stand sitting in front of a computer playing with Excel spreadsheets all day anymore. Every morning I’m sick to my stomach when I wake up and find it almost painful to do my tasks at work. I realize now that the business world is not for me.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 1:22PM
Stress is making me physically ill. Its is harming my personal relationships and causing my life to stagnate as I feel to paralyzed to make any important decisions in my life.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 12:49PM
Issues with the manager; really tired of the negative environment around, no thanks to my peers. Strong feeling of not getting where I need to	Tuesday, Aug 20th 4:06PM
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	Tuesday, Aug 20th 3:37PM
Everyday 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.	Tuesday, Aug 20th 11:03AM
I’ve reached the point where Sunday’s are basically a count down to Monday mornings. I’m having anxiety and depressed about my job. I just can’t take it anymore.	Monday, Aug 19th 4:34PM
It makes me feel really depressed because I feel like I’m helping screwing 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 there. It’s not where I want to be and not a field I would want to advance in.	Monday, Aug 19th 3:44PM
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. Always afraid of the decision and not having the money. My brother passed away recently and my way of thinking has changed and life is just to 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 do 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.	Sunday, Aug 18th 11:17AM
Want to be my own.	Sunday, Aug 18th 6:30AM
Not professionally happy and feel undervalued in current role. Job no longer motivates me to work hard and contribute 100%. I also feel burnt out after 15 years of working at high speed and high demand environments. I have a decent bit of money saved up (enough for at least 4-6 months) and feel confident that I can tap my network for consulting opportunities to feel the gap in lomg term employment.	Sunday, Aug 18th 12:27AM
My boss drives me crazy. I cannot rely on anything she says. I cannot rely on hours or a paycheck. I have to be available 14 hours a day. I am never consulted about changes made to my schedule.	Saturday, Aug 17th 10:17PM
I’m over this one I’ve been there for two years It’s not in the field I want to end up in I can budget for a while and live ok	Saturday, Aug 17th 9:30PM
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 shitty job. I just want freedom.	Saturday, Aug 17th 3:02PM
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.	Saturday, Aug 17th 9:37AM
because something in me is going to break so badly i wont be able to pull back up from it	Saturday, Aug 17th 6:51AM
Too depressing.	Friday, Aug 16th 11:47AM
My job is absoolute misery. I’m working in a field I don’t want to be in, with colleagues I don’t want to associate with & with a consdescending, 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.	Friday, Aug 16th 1:10AM
awful work condition	Wednesday, Aug 14th 2:41PM
I am stagnate. My current job no longer aligns with the steps I need to take to fulfill my goals and pursue life and happness, 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 require to work+commute less hours to free up time for educational, business, and self improving pursuits; or find a job of any 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. Also know 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.	Wednesday, Aug 14th 2:18PM
Health reasons. Feeling trapped. Very unhappy. Just blew a chance at a job transfer.	Tuesday, Aug 13th 7:48PM
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.	Tuesday, Aug 13th 7:00PM
Stress	Tuesday, Aug 13th 6:38PM
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 patronised by my trainers and I feel that there should be more to my post-university life than this.	Tuesday, Aug 13th 3:16PM
Driving all over the state “trying” to see doctors whom I cannot see. Educational resources, that aren’t educational at all! Bored. Cannot call on hospitals, but that’s where we should be. Keep getting told, “change is coming.” 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!!	Tuesday, Aug 13th 1:47PM
Stress, find peace, figure out my passion, put my family and friends first	Tuesday, Aug 13th 1:32AM
I am depressed every day when I go to work. None of the tasks are challenging or interesting anymore. I do not feel my talents are used. The beaurocracy at a company this size impedes a lot of productivity. I can only bring myself to work maybe 1-2 hours per day, while spending the rest of my time job-hunting. I’m almost completely checked out. When I think of my commute (30 minutes – 1 hr, each way), I cringe. Nothing makes that time go by faster. If I see my boyfriend after work, I’m short and clearly unhappy. He and I have both noticed that when I have an interview or other promising job prospect, my mood heightens markedly.	Monday, Aug 12th 4:55PM
I’m not respected, this company isn’t my passion, i don’t like marketing, i just want to paint and create things	Monday, Aug 12th 4:24PM
Because 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.	Monday, Aug 12th 3:36PM
because I need to focus on my 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.	Monday, Aug 12th 12:48PM
I’m not happy. It’s no longer satisfying or meaningful. 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.	Monday, Aug 12th 10:45AM
I am really depressed with my IT job.I feel really stressed everyday to go to job.I am in a position do or die state, if I dont perform well I would be fired.Better I would take a good decision to leave my job without having one lined up.This decision is mainly due to retain my self respect.	Monday, Aug 12th 4:01AM
MY BOSS AND HIS BROTHER ARE MICROMANAGING ASSHOLES THAT BELITTLE PUBLICLY HUMILIATE AND VERBALLY ABUSE THEIR EMPLOYEES	Sunday, Aug 11th 3:30PM
I hate coming in every day, the people i work with are frustrated with the policies and low pay and half the time everyone is sighing and complaining. I had to reduce the amount of taxes taken out of my paycheck just to survive, and almost got fired for my lateness. I just don’t want to be there. I get an ache in the pit of my stomach thinking about going back after a peaceful two week vacation, helping customers and servicing others in retail is not a good fit for me, I need to be able to have downtime by myself to recharge, and all this job does is drain my energy. I am willing to take out money of my ira in order to survive for a few months in order to find a new job, hopefully transform my job into a career. I need some peace, and my intuition tells me to quit. I just landed a part time job with some earning potential, and I could focus on that and also finding a temp job during the day or landing interviews for a new one. The only thing I am worried about is insurance coverage.	Friday, Aug 9th 3:01PM
Yes.	Friday, Aug 9th 1:33PM
I am working in a career field that is not related to my degrees I have obtained. Was my first job out of college promising growth opportunities but the fields I want to work in have no growth so they have no available positions in the 5-6 years I’ve been here. I have gone back to school while working and need to take the leap to the career that makes me happy now that I’m done with my formal education. There is no job satisfaction where I work and even my supervisor doesn’t like the job. The plus is great benefits and a steady pay check. Fear has been holding me back. I tried quitting in January of 2013 and HR talked me out of it because I didn’t have another job lined up. It has been difficult to find a job in the field I want to be in while working because I have not had the time to build my creative portfolio and am drained of energy after work and the 1 hour to 1.5 hour commute home.	Friday, Aug 9th 10:41AM
Tons of work that is assigned on me. Too much expectation on me. I have been supporting all departments in our company. I am supporting external and internal customers. But nobody is supporting me on my own task.	Friday, Aug 9th 9:50AM
I hate going to work every day. I’ve become an awful, unhappy, rude, demotivated person that I don’t even like. I want to enjoy my life again without feeling sick all day every day.	Friday, Aug 9th 8:18AM
I want to start my business – the one that will make a real difference. In fact, it will be helping other people quit *their* jobs by starting a business. I’m a marketing expert, my jobs/clients have always been startups and people launching businesses without me even realizing – its what I’m meant to do. I just need to embrace it.	Thursday, Aug 8th 7:26PM
To experience freedom and to have the time to explore things that can	Thursday, Aug 8th 10:02AM
I’m feeling burnout, having to juggle my full time job and being a voice coach on weeknights and weekends to earn some extra income and keeping the passion of teaching going, and trying to spend remaining time I have with my sons and partner. It’s taking a toll on my health now. I’m also at the point where I don’t enjoy my work anymore. I want to quit my full time job and teach singing full time, so I can have time flexibility and the possibility to create wealth according to how hard and smart I work.	Wednesday, Aug 7th 10:28AM
Because I know that I certainly dont wish to do what i am currently doing. It feels very dry.	Wednesday, Aug 7th 10:16AM
It’s a dead end job and not learning anything anymore. getting fed up with the work and feels like im getting depressed everyday i go into work. Managers/senior managers are useless and don’t care about your career. To them its all about metrics and nothing else.	Tuesday, Aug 6th 5:23PM
dislike the job i do	Tuesday, Aug 6th 1:28PM
I work in sales for a great company with great people and had hoped to have a long association with them. For over a year, I was the entire marketing team because there was no-one else in the roles of marketing, sales & events and despite the burden of it all, I did a good job. I have worked long, hard hours, given 100% loyalty, continuously learn and have achieved well. A couple of months ago, they employed a new marketing manager who is a nice person but wants me to be his secretary and has taken away every aspect of sales from me and replaced it with mind-numbing admin ie typing up hundreds of lists – nothing else, just that. He micro-manages everything I do like I’m an imbecile and blatantly times me when I use the Ladies room – basically does everything in his power to make my working life as miserable as possible. I tried talking to him about this several times and even approached others higher up, no-one is interested. Promises that were made to me by the CEO about my future career have been broken. I’ve tried to make the best of it and tried to ‘manage’ my career but the situation is getting worse. I am constantly stressed and unhappy and for weeks have been actively looking for another job.	Tuesday, Aug 6th 11:21AM
It kills my soul.	Tuesday, Aug 6th 6:18AM
I am not suited for the role. The constant criticism has created lack of confidence and I feel it dipping everyday. I don’t like my boss even though I think he has done as much if not more for me to help me. Hard to find time to interview with other companies. The constant stress and hatred towards what i do is affecting my personal relationship. I have been a horrible girlfriend constantly whining and complaining	Tuesday, Aug 6th 5:47AM
Because i am MISERABLE. Suffering with depression. Scattered brained , young , lost , damaged , lonely , no goals , a fucking loser	Monday, Aug 5th 10:51PM
Because the job makes my soul shrivel into a tiny, angry, bitter little ball of cynicism, which is negatively affecting the rest of my life. It is a very unhealthy environment and a terrible way to spend so much of my time.	Monday, Aug 5th 8:58PM
My co workers sibgle me out. I feel like in stuck and going nowhere in life with this job.	Monday, Aug 5th 8:48PM
Too much stress	Monday, Aug 5th 8:39PM
I need a break to determine where my career will go next.	Monday, Aug 5th 6:47PM
terrible management body breaking job work life interfering with home life	Monday, Aug 5th 3:09PM
I feel that I lack motivation and I’m miserable working in the same place.	Monday, Aug 5th 1:22AM
dont like my manager	Sunday, Aug 4th 11:04PM
I’m stressed out Job is not interesting to me I don’t like the boss I’m not using my best talents Have feeling this is not what I was meant to do Not following my passions	Sunday, Aug 4th 2:20PM
I’m looking for better opportunity matching my Engineering background. In current job, I can’t excel the way I want to.	Sunday, Aug 4th 7:56AM
It’s affecting my family in a negative way.	Saturday, Aug 3rd 10:33AM
There is nothing in this job that I look forward to, neither the work nor the colleagues or the environment, there is nothing inspiring in it.	Saturday, Aug 3rd 1:02AM
i hate it. there is no opportunity for advancement. i get no support from the owners. feel like i am constantly stressed over what needs to be done and no one else cares.	Friday, Aug 2nd 10:05PM
Don’t like the way things are ran, the job tile is unclear.	Friday, Aug 2nd 8:17PM
Hostile environment, no chance to affect positive change.	Friday, Aug 2nd 2:57AM

 

Gender: Female: 60%  Male: 40%

Income Levels	Percentage
Under $50,000	56%
$50-000 – $100,000	32%
Over $100,000	12%

 

 

 

 Comments About Income:

 

		$50,000 saved	Friday, Aug 30th 4:20PM
		I have an MBA	Thursday, Aug 29th 10:22PM
		Its just my wife and I. we dont need a whole lot of money.	Saturday, Aug 24th 11:43PM
		32k/yr single parent of two teens.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 10:17PM
		in pounds not $	Tuesday, Aug 20th 3:37PM
		Peanuts	Saturday, Aug 17th 10:17PM
		I work part-time and I’m on under £10,000	Saturday, Aug 17th 3:02PM
		i am the mum and the breadwinner	Saturday, Aug 17th 6:51AM
		It’s the best paid job I’ve had to date.	Friday, Aug 16th 1:10AM
		Have access to Tuition Reimbursement and OSAP funds.	Monday, Aug 12th 12:48PM
		My income is $45000.	Friday, Aug 9th 9:50AM
		Sgd	Monday, Aug 5th 6:47PM
		I am working in India and my current salary in Indian rupees lies in this bracket	Saturday, Aug 3rd 1:02AM
		Money does not equal happiness.	Friday, Aug 2nd 2:57AM

 

The 10 Steps to Get Prepared to “Just Quit” – Are You Prepared to Just Quit?

The Below are in the Order of How Many People Have Completed That Step (most people are concerned about how this decision will impact their loved ones)	Number Of Respondents who have completed  this step	PERCENTAGE
Thought About How This Decision Will Impact Your Family/Spouse/Children	330	14%
DECIDED to “Just Quit” – You May Not Know The Date, But You Have Made The Decision	296	13%
Thought About “The Story” You’ll Tell About “Just Quitting” (While Between Employment)	270	12%
Have a General Idea or Specific Plan About What You Really Want to Do (Without doing this you’ll probably get stuck again doing something that makes you miserable)	273	12%
Saved or Have Access to Enough Money for 6 Months for Basic Expenses	259	11%
Thought About How You Will Celebrate When You “Just Quit” – How Will You Feel That Day – What You’ll Do That Night & The Next Morning	212	9%
Completed A Spreadsheet To Find Out How Long You Can Go Without A Job	194	8%
Determined the Actual Date You Can “Just Quit” (This is Your “Just Quit” Date)	191	8%
Talked to Others Who Have “Just Quit”- Listened to Their Stories/What They Did (Note: You will not find many people who’ve had the courage to do this. Most people stay stuck or wait until they find another job.)	151	6%
Written Your Resignation Letter (You MUST do this and give proper notice. NO EXCEPTIONS.)	151	6%

 

General Comments  – August 2013:

I have clients lined up waiting for me to help them, I keep putting them off because I do not have time, I’m too busy making 35,000 a year!	Thursday, Aug 29th 10:22PM
This is ridiculously scary and I can’t believe I am considering making this a reality. BUT, there is also something very liberating and exciting about it, too. Big risks = big rewards, right?	Thursday, Aug 29th 9:22PM
I’ve not tell anybody about my decision, and maybe because of the high rate of unemploiment in my country my friends and family won’t agree with my decission. I don’t know what I’m going to do in the future. But it’s my life and I’ve only one so I needn’t help to decide what I want for my present.	Thursday, Aug 29th 6:59PM
I’m also a single parent. I can’t be everywhere all the time. It’s wearing me out.	Tuesday, Aug 27th 11:57PM
I hate my Job!!	Saturday, Aug 24th 11:43PM
I have no job offers. I’ve sent out a ton of resumes in the wee hours of the night. Ive been to job fairs. I need a better resume, but thats it.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 10:17PM
I have a LLC set up and waiting and I continually wonder how i will ever be able to focus on my start up without pulling the trigger and JUST QUITTING.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 3:11PM
Is IT a trap  Just wondering 🙂	Wednesday, Aug 21st 1:50PM
Help!	Saturday, Aug 17th 6:51AM
My letter of resignation is pretty trivial. I don’t exactly have a meaningful career position in my company. I’ll whip up something like: Thank you for the opportunity. I am going on to pursue increased pay, benefits, and advancement opportunities. [My end date is().] I have thought about how my family will react, and I can’t be certain. I do have support from my sweetie, who may soon do the same thing. My company usually cuts a check and escorts employees out when they quit so notice is nearly moot. I like your walk on the beach. I do not hold a college degree and my job is too demanding on time to keep it, and fix that. So, I have to leave	Wednesday, Aug 14th 2:18PM
I am the major earner in my family–I have a husband and 2 minor children living at home, ages 17 and 10. This is hard because of health care needs, as well, but I’m 52 and would like to finally do what I enjoy. I’ve always seen myself as an entrepreneur, but my husband feels safer with me working. I feel like it’s time now for me to do what makes me fulfilled.	Monday, Aug 12th 3:36PM
I want to hand in my notice today. I made the decision over the weekend and spoke to superiors whose advice i respect.	Monday, Aug 12th 12:48PM
I have decided to quit my job with out having other job in hand as I feel very stressed.But I dont know whether this is a correct decision or not	Monday, Aug 12th 4:01AM
although I already resign and serving my 1 month notice. I’m still afraid of the consequences. I am still very busy to look for another job.	Friday, Aug 9th 9:50AM
I want to just quit, but we’re still recovering from the financial devastation of my husband losing his job in 2010. We have horrible credit, less than $100 in savings, and have only *not* been living with my inlaws for 9 months.I know it sounds crazy to want to quit, but this job is sucking the soul out of me. I want to pursue my dream and make a difference and spend more time with my family – my beautiful daughters – and I can’t.	Thursday, Aug 8th 7:26PM
I know that it is better to find another job before resigning from the current one but under the circumstances, if I stay, any reference I get from the company won’t have anything to do with sales, it will be about admin – that’s no good to me. My whole past career is in sales and marketing. Also, if I’m not strong enough to walk away from this situation, then it looks as if I am accepting it, which I don’t. As well as doing my own job searches, I have 3 agencies looking for work for me and one of them has plenty of temping work which I could do until I find another permanent position.	Tuesday, Aug 6th 11:21AM
Here goes!!	Monday, Aug 5th 8:58PM
Although I am not sure where life will take me after I quit, i am more concerned about the reaction from my father if I quit without having another job. At this point of time, I feel I have reached a dead end as far as my job is concerned, I see absolutely no future here.	Saturday, Aug 3rd 1:02AM

 

You Can Be The Pitcher of Your Life - Just Pick Up The Ball

Pick Up The Ball

 

While walking today I found this softball.  It reminded me of being the pitcher of the softball team in 7th grade.

The pitcher.  The person who sits at the top of the mound.  Pitches the ball. Controls the play. Controls the game.

Here we are people in adulthood.  No longer children.  No longer playing softball.  Somehow life has become HARDBALL for the majority of the people in the world…the 99%.

We are all just trying to survive.  To keep healthy food on the table, get and keep a j-o-b, exercise daily, have and keep friends, take care of our families, spend time pursing our passions, keeping our home habitable, keeping our vehicles in good enough shape and with gas, having access to the internet, paying our bills…all of this stuff has somehow become HARDBALL…hard for everybody to keep it all together.

Everyday I read the results of the “Just Quit” Your Job Survey and it usually boils down to someone sick and tired or doing a job they hate, not having time to pursue their passions and absolutely and completely miserable and feeling that their lives are slipping away.  The thing that blows my mind is that this is happening all over the USA (36 states)  and all over the world (35 countries).  Below is an example that came in yesterday:

“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 & 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. – From someone living in the United Kingdom

These are not isolated instances.

I think people are just plain sick of being sick and tired.

The softball did it for me.  It gave me hope. It encouraged me.

I hope you too are encouraged to know that everything will be okay.

Reflect on your life and your accomplishments.  I’m sure there are many.

You can be the Pitcher of Your Life — Again —

Just Pick Up the Ball.

Relationships and Searching For Truth

While looking to see if  Ridea.com was available I stumbled across a Mooji talk about Relationships, Searching for Truth, Wisdom and Universal Love….it was the only thing on that website…the ONLY thing…

…Those little things that you “discover” by chance;  aren’t by chance.

          The sign.The squirrel. The song. The whisper. The rock. The person.

 It’s that “universal thing” that’s always with us.  It’s always trying to reach us — to give us hope when we feel hopeless — to keep us on track and to answer  our questions…

…By “chance” I discovered this video and…now… so did you.  

                                                    ~Peace, Ridea                                                     

 

 

Just Quit Your Job Survey Results - July 2013

“I’m so glad I found this site! It’s nice to know that other people understand the urge and even the need to “just quit” instead of continuing to suffer while trying to find another job.” – Comment from Someone Living in New York, USA on July 30th, 2013

Sometimes in life you have to “Just Quit” what is not working so you can let come what will work for you and your life. Below are the comments and results for July 2013 

A Total of 278 People Have Responded To Our Survey

30 Countries Around The World  – 33 States in the U.S.A.

		COUNTRY	TOTAL	PERCENT
		United States	172	62%
		Canada	28	10%
		United Kingdom	21	8%
		Australia	11	4%
		India	9	3%
		Singapore	7	3%
		Philippines	3	1%
		South Africa	2	1%
		Malta	2	1%
		Hong Kong	2	1%
		Egypt	2	1%
		Pakistan	1	<1%
		Norway	1	<1%
		Netherlands	1	<1%
		Romania	1	<1%
		Russia	1	<1%
		Slovenia	1	<1%
		Saudi Arabia	1	<1%
		Nigeria	1	<1%
		Venezuela	1	<1%
		China	1	<1%
		Bahamas	1	<1%
		Bahrain	1	<1%
		Afghanistan	1	<1%
		Colombia	1	<1%
		Denmark	1	<1%
		Kuwait	1	<1%
		Jordan	1	<1%
		Finland	1	<1%
		Malaysia	1	<1%

Below are the answers to the question: Why Are You Thinking About Quitting Your Job Without Another One?

		My job was making me feel worthless. There wasn’t anything challenging about the work & my coworkers were negative & sucking the life blood out of me.	Wednesday, Jul 31st  10:40AM
		I don’t believe in my job anymore. My boss is a micromanagement. I would like to do something in the arts.	Wednesday, Jul 31st, 8:59AM
		Because i am sick of missing out on doing the thing i love doing most. Surfing. I work away from the surf for 2 weeks then come home for 1 week and look after my kids. I can go surfing while they are at school only. This is frustrating me and I’ve never had the courage to do anything about it.	Wednesday, Jul 31st 5:20AM
		Can’t work a day with the person they hires as my direct supervisor (hired because she is married to the supervisor of my area but with limited skill and no proof of her abilities).	Tuesday, Jul 30th 11:04PM
		I don’t feel valued. I don’t trust my own team. I don’t feel like I can maximize my value to the firm. The stress is making me physically and mentally ill. I’m not doing the work I love. The company’s values are inconsistent with my own.	Tuesday, Jul 30th 10:22PM
		I have been working hard with very few breaks since I was 15. In the last several years, I have been trying to shoe-horn my life into my job rather than the other way around. All the travel and long hours are making it impossible to focus on things that are more important to me. My health is suffering. Physically, I am unable to consistently make time to work out; I eat out for almost every meal; do not get enough sleep; have an inconsistent schedule; and I haven’t been to the doctor in years. Mentally, I am affected by the sleep, schedule, and stress. I have difficulty focusing on my job and have lost most of my passion for it. I do not feel that I am learning or that I am in charge of my life inside or outside of work. I am constantly near the boiling point and get angry very easily when I feel that my company has done anything to negatively impact my life again. My work has become boring and repetitive, and it forces me to skip many activities that I enjoy, even when they are after normal business hours and all my friends can make it. The job is significantly hindering all my relationships. It is difficult to maintain existing friendships, let alone make new ones, and I am not able to spend time with family – including my roommate – anywhere near as often as I’d like. The relationship with my girlfriend is also suffering from undue stress due to all the travel and time spent forced apart. On top of all this, I am paid less than employees at other companies with comparable skills and experience that work fewer hours with little to no travel.	Tuesday, Jul 30th  7:07PM
		In addition to providing no challenge, or fulfillment — my current job is completely unrelated to my personal interests and values. I fell into the position because it paid very well and came with a certain degree of prestige, but I’ve never truly been interested in the work, or the industry and I’ve been looking for a way out since I hit the 3 month mark (I’m currently a week shy of 2 years). I’m not able to use my natural strengths, and I am 100% confident that this job is in no way related to my true purpose. I can also no longer tolerate working with my manager or as part of a “corporate” culture.	Tuesday, Jul 30th 5:52PM
		SO BORED HORRIBLE COWORKER NOT THE FIELD I WANT TO BE IN ALL MY LIFE	Tuesday, Jul 30th 2:57PM
		I am not performing well and really hate my job.	Tuesday, Jul 30th  12:45PM
		So many reasons beyond my well being	Sunday, Jul 28th 10:21PM
		Relocating and being with my finance and changing careers to be somewhere where i am full time and also have benifits since i am currently part time with no benifits with student loans coming due for payment. Bigger city= bigger oppurtunities. and i want to get out of my parents home.	Sunday, Jul 28th 12:46AM
		I studied very hard thinking that I would live a good life after I graduate but I think Im the most unhappy person. I hate this place. I dont care about my job anymore. I feel like this is punishment for something terrible that I did. I am a lot happy when im at home, with my family, with my friends, with my boyfriend. Im happy even when im in class and doing everything else outside my job. My job is tiring and makes me feel sick and the worst thing is the night shift. i feel like crying like a baby when I have to come to work at night. i want to start a business outside my career. i want to do something that will make me feel good. I want to study further. I am not proud to tell people about my job because i feel that it is stupid. i complain to everyone and they seem to think that i dont know what i want. i want to relax and have fun for a while, take a holiday. im just tired, so tired that i cant even take care of myself anymore. I cant dress up to look good anymore. I dont even do my hair anymore. my body is always tired and im gaining weight because of the stress making me eat and sleep.	Saturday, Jul 27th 7:17PM
		I am miserable in my current job and i do not enjoy it. I want to leave the job so i can think and decide on something i would like to do.	Saturday, Jul 27th 2:42AM
		I am just not interested in the corporate planning industry.	Friday, Jul 26th 11:20PM
		Burnt out, bad management with no hope of changing. Bad team.	Friday, Jul 26th 1:15AM
		Because I am bored, unchallenged and not sure if I want to continue in this profession.	Thursday, Jul 25th 7:49PM
		Sabbatical, recuperation, other projects.	Thursday, Jul 25th 5:57PM
		I am physically sick. I have anxiety everyday when I enter work. I have even gone to the bathroom because I thought i was going to puke from the amount of anxiety i have. i also got vertigo while there in april, and it hasnt gone away completely since – it is now august. i work with manipulative people, they act like they are in high school – they expect you to know things that you were never taught, they try to keep you at the lowest possible rung with no way of getting out of it, and they dump all of their work on you and dont help.	Wednesday, Jul 24th 8:32PM
		I can’t stand to go to my work anymore	Tuesday, Jul 23rd 11:01PM
		I dread going to work. I don’t like the direction the ompsny is going. I feel very unfulfiled in my job and there are no opportunities for advancement in the company. My health is suffering and I believe it is the stress of the job.	Monday, Jul 22nd 10:34PM
		overlooked for promotion	Monday, Jul 22nd 12:51AM
		Because being at a job for over 19 months that I didnt go to school for is more than enough. I need to gain experience and have an interest in what I am doing. I dont enjoy the majority of the people I work with. My boss is an ogre who leaves at hours at a time only to give me minimal instruction or support. I dont have any benefits and the only thing that keeps me there is the pay which is higher than most jobs at my age.	Sunday, Jul 21st 10:00PM
		Currently I am good at my job, I enjoy working with my colleagues and I work in a very busy but relaxed environment however it does take a lot of my energy and for all the energy I put in I feel I need something more rewarding, a job that provides satisfaction in the heart, a job that I am passionate about and I don’t mind putting my energy and mind to it. Something I can come home and feel it was worth it. Maybe not every single day but most days.	Sunday, Jul 21st 5:48PM
		MY STRESS LEVEL IS BEYOND HEALTHY AND I NO LONGER WANT RESPONSIBILITY.	Saturday, Jul 20th 1:40PM
		If this was a romantic relationship, my friends and family would be begging me to run.	Saturday, Jul 20th 4:44AM
		Been looked over for positions and my suggestions are not being taken seriously anymore.	Friday, Jul 19th 3:42PM
		I don’t do what I would like to be doing	Wednesday, Jul 17th 5:44PM
		No Career Development	Monday, Jul 15th 11:20PM
		Repetition at work, bosses are speaking down to me yet I am one of the top 5 employees (by survey metrics / completed assignments) out of my team.	Saturday, Jul 13th 2:27AM
		I hate it. It’s making me sick and bored	Monday, Jul 8th 10:42PM
		Can’t take the poor management and nasty customers.	Saturday, Jul 6th 4:30PM
		I’m thinking about doing this because I feel like I’m in a rut and stressed. I’m not bein respected and I’m unhappy	Friday, Jul 5th 11:15AM
		I can’t take it anymore! I’ve been working in the advertising field for 9 years, and I have been working in my current agency for almost 7 years. The idea of quitting had been haunting me for the past 3 years, but I always tried to oppress it by trying to highlight the positive side of my job which is mainly the working environment and how lucky i am to have a sweetheart boss, and how I am being appreciated at this job regardless of the stress, late nights, my boss’s swinging mood, crappy clients…and lately the feeling that I don’t fit anymore with the crowd in the agency. I hate Sunday nights, I drag myself out of bed everyday to go to work, I get stomach cramps when I get a phone call from my boss on my mobile. I don’t feel motivated anymore! when a new client calls in, I wish and pray that they don’t proceed with us as I don’t want any more extra work! nothing excites me anymore in this job. And last but not least, I don’t see myself in this career in the future. However, I feel so lost, I want to quit but I don’t know what will I do next, I don’t want to stay home doing nothing, I know I can go crazy! As well as everybody thinks I am crazy to take this step!	Thursday, Jul 4th 6:48PM
		Because I feel trapped and lonely	Thursday, Jul 4th 7:17AM
		Stressed out and salary not raised as promised.not fullfilling	Thursday, Jul 4th 5:53AM
		My current job and boss is making me feel so miserable and useless. It is a small company (3 people), and having just moved countries its important to have human contact and meet new people – I can literally go 8 hours having only spoken to just my boss. He puts me down, asks me inappropriate questions or makes comments which are unethical. Hes totally under paying me, does not know how to manage people or work and thinks that everyone he works with or for are useless. Most nights I come home and cry, which is obviously effecting my relationship with my partner and my unhappiness is stopping me from going out there and meeting new people and having fun.	Wednesday, Jul 3rd 6:35AM
		My job is taking it’s toll on my physically and emotionally. Everyday is like a never ending marathon of things that you never enjoyed doing.	Tuesday, Jul 2nd 11:23PM
		The company has gone in a direction I do not want to follow.	Monday, Jul 1st 11:36PM
		I can’t stand my boss. It’s not worth the stress.	Monday, Jul 1st 1:38PM

 Gender:

Female: 61%  Male: 39%

 

Income Levels						Percentage
Under $50,000						57%
$50-000 – $100,000						32%
Over $100,000						11%

		At over $90k, the pay is decent, but it is way below what I can get elsewhere for similar, if not substantially less work, and probably in an area with a lower cost of living.	Tuesday, Jul 30th 7:07PM
		I am in South africa. I earn R12300 per month. This is equivalent to $15073 per annum	Saturday, Jul 27th 7:17PM
		£56k sterling	Thursday, Jul 25th 5:57PM
		I work 67 hrs a week not including travel/ expenses. My salary is 40K.	Saturday, Jul 20th 4:44AM
		My income is $10,000 per year.	Saturday, Jul 20th 3:10AM
		I haven’t been treated properly nor have I been given proper raises	Friday, Jul 5th 11:15AM

The 10 Steps to Get Prepared to “Just Quit” – Are You Prepared to Just Quit?

The Below are in the Order of How Many People Have Completed That Step (most people are concerned about how this decision will impact their loved ones)					Number Of Respondents who have completed  this step	PERCENTAGE
Thought About How This Decision Will Impact Your Family/Spouse/Children					229	14.43%
DECIDED to “Just Quit” – You May Not Know The Date, But You Have Made The Decision					200	12.6%
Thought About “The Story” You’ll Tell About “Just Quitting” (While Between Employment)					184	11.59%
Have a General Idea or Specific Plan About What You Really Want to Do (Without doing this you’ll probably get stuck again doing something that makes you miserable)					183	11.53%
Saved or Have Access to Enough Money for 6 Months for Basic Expenses					178	11.22%
Thought About How You Will Celebrate When You “Just Quit” – How Will You Feel That Day – What You’ll Do That Night & The Next Morning					140	8.82%
Completed A Spreadsheet To Find Out How Long You Can Go Without A Job					132	8.32%
Determined the Actual Date You Can “Just Quit” (This is Your “Just Quit” Date)					128	8.07%
Talked to Others Who Have “Just Quit”- Listened to Their Stories/What They Did (Note: You will not find many people who’ve had the courage to do this. Most people stay stuck or wait until they find another job.)					108	6.81%
Written Your Resignation Letter (You MUST do this and give proper notice. NO EXCEPTIONS.)					105	6.62%

General Comments From July 2013 Respondents:

		I did quit, extremely hard decision as for an uneducated individual, I made excellent money. It was the best paying, least satisfying job I have ever had..& BTW..I am 50..no degree & not many skills, but I had to do it for my sanity. I will be attending a 1 year course for nursing & hopefully, will find my passion.	Wednesday, Jul 31st  10:40AM
		I have not performed a spreadsheet, but as long as I put my plan to buy a house on hold, I have enough money saved up to last me several years at my current spending rate, which should go down since I will not need to eat out for every meal. I don’t feel one is needed. One of my biggest hurdles is that I really don’t know what I want to do for my career anymore. I plan to take some of this time to try and figure it out. Being unmarried with no kids makes this a lot easier.	Tuesday, Jul 30th 7:07PM
		I’m so glad I found this site! it’s nice to know that other people understand the urge and even the need to “just quit” instead of continuing to suffer while trying to find another job.	Tuesday, Jul 30th 5:52PM
		Really enjoyed your blog. I just wrote my resignation letter and was feeling quite sad which I didn’t expect and for a second was having second thoughts thats how I came across this website. My mind is clear now I am going to quit and I have a copule ideas of directions I am going to pursue. Thank you	Sunday, Jul 21st 5:48PM
		I feel of having no values, and advancement place.	Saturday, Jul 20th 3:10AM
		I am just unhappy	Friday, Jul 5th 11:15AM
		thank u	Thursday, Jul 4th 5:53AM

Wisdom is Knowing What God Wants

Where to start?

One of the beauties of living alone is you can do whatever you want.  For about a month I’ve been having some serious conversations with God.  Every time I realized that I was just having this stupid nonsense conversation in my head with myself about much of nothing I would immediately start talking to God…just like I was talking to someone in the house with me.

I felt like Job or one of the other folks in the bible…letting God have it.  It might seem irreverent but my relationship with God has gotten to be close enough where I’m okay questioning God.  I think having a Black Folder has gotten me that way…and how can you have a relationship without asking questions…and tough questions?

God what are you doing?  What is going on?  Why are you opening doors and then closing them shut?  What exactly do you want?  Just tell me what you want me to do?  Where do you want me to go? I’m sick of trying to figure it out. Why the mystery?  GOD – WHAT DO YOU WANT?

On and on it has gone for over a month.  Day in and day out. Then, God comes back with:

I want you to get out the way. YOU are in my way.  I can’t do what I want because you keep doing what you want.  I’ve BEEN trying to get your attention.  I’ve BEEN trying to see if you’ve learned anything yet. I’ve BEEN trying to see if I can trust you and use you to do some of the stuff I want to do. It’s been years. How much more of the same do you need?  Are you ready to move on? Are you ready?  Are you? So, yep, you are exactly where I need you to be, asking the right question, to the right source,  at the right time.

When you get here with God it ain’t no joke.

So, I thought maybe I needed to pick up a spiritual text since I’m having this conversation (fight) with God (yeah I started to get a little nervous and thought I should show  more reverence).  I have plenty of spiritual texts in my house from every major religion.

So, I asked God, did I need to read something, and God said to pick up the Bible. Now, that seems like such a simple request, but it was NOT.  I have an entire treasure chest (literally a treasure chest) of Bible and Bible Related Books from my days of what I call my “15 years of Sunday, Sunday, Wednesday religion'”.  I felt I’d read the bible so many times and knew the bible stories and the psalms and the proverbs. But…I was just trying to get out of God’s way, so, I picked up the bible.  I actually picked up two bibles and put them by my nightstand. One was the Kings James version, which I started reading but it took me back to those 15 years of ‘institutional religious mind-numbing book, chapter and verse finding the proof text to prove you’re right yet lacking inclusion, compassion and the spirit’. So…then I picked up the  The Illustrated Bible which is written in a tone and intent of trying to apply the bible to your life.  All the while I was thinking:

oh, has it really resorted to this? Really God? Aren’t you bigger than one book?  Please tell me that the last 7 years of my life of my spiritual journey has not been a wild goose chase. Are you serious that the answer to what you want  and how I can get out of your way is in the Bible?

I wasn’t proud of thinking that, but it is what I was thinking.  I could not hide that for God. I knew God already knew what I was thinking…so…I just went on with reading the bible at night before I went to sleep…hoping, wishing, thinking that maybe God would let me read something and then personalize it in my dreams that night.  I was just trying to find the answer to what God wanted. BUT…the answer to my question WAS in the Bible.  I needed WISDOM.  There it was this one simple yet profound line:

WISDOM IS KNOWING WHAT GOD WANTS

I had never, ever, ever, ever seen it written like that. It was like a bright light, a signpost, it was a direction to go in, it was something to seek…WISDOM…

 

It’s taken me years to Learn to Ask For Wisdom  if I Want to Know What God Wants.   And why wouldn’t I want to know what God wants?  Why would I go another second, minute, day not wanting to know what God wants?

Next Question:  “Okay God, How Do I Get Wisdom?”

Answer:  “You already know the answer to that.  You need to get back on the Meditation Cushion. Yes, walking daily and doing a walking meditation is good…but I need you to truly quiet your mind and your body so that I can give you wisdom.  

Then I thought back on another post and the video about  How and Why To Meditate“…wow…then I ran across this the other day… The Daily Habit of Successful People…confirmation that no, my 7 year quest has not been in vain…meditation is one of the tools to know what God wants and align yourself with that…success is relative…but misery is not.

Meditation Provides The Key…but…

Knowing To Ask For Wisdom Points You To The Door

Next Question:  “What happens God when my thoughts, words and deeds are aligned based on Wisdom?”

Answer:  “You shout it from the roof tops and you Tell Others…and when you tell them let them know it’s not you, but it’s the God in you…and don’t you forget that…don’t take credit for ANYTHING from here on out.”

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My mother knew Wisdom, so did my father.   They both knew and I thank them for helping me to Seek Wisdom, yes I thank them both. I can feel and hear my mother mostly (maybe because it’s coming up on a year since she’s been gone).  She’s saying: Rita I’ve crossed over…I can see you Rita…Just let God do it…God is everything…God knows everything… God is in everything…God WANTS to do it…Rita Just Let God Do It…Seek Wisdom Rita…Seek Wisdom Rita…Seek Wisdom Rita