i quit my job today

Today, I quit my job in healthcare.

That’s a big deal for me, because I’m not the kind of person who quits. If I commit to something, I usually try to stick it out, even when it’s not good for me. Kind of like staying in a relationship you already know isn’t right, but you stay anyway because leaving feels like failure.

So the idea of quitting has always been hard for my mind to accept. But my body didn’t struggle with it at all.

People say the body holds the truth, and I believe that now more than ever. The moment I submitted my resignation letter, I felt something shift. The tightness in my shoulders relaxed almost immediately. It was like my body had been waiting for me to finally admit what I already knew.

This day has been a long time coming and honestly, longer than it should have taken. I kept avoiding it. I kept delaying the inevitable.

Instead of leaving, I kept giving myself new goals to hit first. I told myself things like: Save more money. Get out of debt. Pay this off. Just hold on a little longer.

But the truth is, no matter what goal I set, it never brought peace. The target always moved. And deep down, I still felt restless. Like my soul was getting louder and louder, refusing to be ignored.

Eventually, it stopped feeling like I had a choice.

My crisis brought me to a point where there were no more detours only the decision I’d been avoiding.

No matter how much my logical mind tried to negotiate, something deeper in me already knew it was time.

And today, I listened.

A question for you: 

What are you calling a crisis right now… that might actually be your next chapter demanding your attention?

Until next week,

Termeil Hall