I just quit my job. What should I do? I've had enough!?

Question

No matter what job I do, I can't find peace in it. I had a good paying job but aaaaargh, it fustrates the hell out me. I feel like I want to just burn all of my belonging's and become a Buddhist monk or something. I don't care about any thing, I just want peace.

Sincere people only please. I'm feeling down.

THANK YOU to all the people who answered, it really helps, thanks

Answer 1

Well, you can join us in Prana Shakti International Brotherhood if you are not ready to renounce everything and become a monk. It's not easy to be a monk. And I really mean it, you have to "renouce" ALL. In Prana Shakti workshop we teach esoteric energies and psychic healings and even inner power. My experience in overcoming my anxiety and panic disorder, this had brought peace of mind to me. Not only I can heal myself but others as well. We are expanding quite rapidly since the founding of Prana Shakti in the year 2003. For further details, you can checkout www.pranashaktiasia.com or our Malaysian Chapter at www.kejayaan.com.

Answer 2

Being on this planet for over 40 years, out of most of the jobs I left, it was for two reasons, one the pay sucked, two, the boss sucked. I know flippin burgers for a living don't sound real prestigious, but they do pay. My 18 year old son just graduated High School and was fortunate enough to land a job at Wal-Mart in Electronics. A Wal-Mart job, by the way, ain't real easy to get. He's been there two weeks and 1.) Wants to go to fire training school to be a fireman. 2.) 6 weeks ago the recruiters from the Navy had him signed up to go. 3.) 4 weeks ago, the Army had him signed up. Presently he wants to go offshore working on a seiesmograph boat for $7.00 and hour AT SEA 28 days a month. Sometimes the job we really, really want never comes our way. Then again it can. I'm a "can" man. Anything I've ever put my mind to doing, I've done. That is, aside from getting, stinking, dirty, filthy rich. Well, I've a few more things to do, but with just a little more time on this Earth, I'll do it. A few years ago I was in a spiritually thoughtful mood, and it occurred to me that everything I had ever asked God for, happened. Things that REALLY mattered happened. I believe it's because that I knew in my heart, as long as I had faith it would happen. Try not to stare down at your shoes or up at the ceiling and say "Why me" HEY! This might help. If you have a Bible great! If not, there's free reading all over the web. In the Holy Bible, read the book of JOB. That's pronounced with a long "o". But if you need something immediately to help keep you from jumping off the balcony, or something even worse here's a verse that slapped me up side the head out of the blackness and was EXACTLY what I needed at the time. I was in the most depressed period of my life and my thinking was that no matter how hard I tried, how good I was to other people, I felt like I just kept falling farther and farther into a bottomless pit. It may not be the one for you, but it's all the help I can give you from here.

1 Peter 3:17 For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

What that says is

1Pe 3:17
For it is better, if the will of God is so. If God wills that we should suffer, for the Father sometimes chasteneth children [Heb 12:6-7], it is better to suffer for righteousness, than for evil. See 2Ti 3:12.

I wish you PEACE

Answer 3

Find a good headhunter or recruiter or employment agency that works with you to find what you want versus just filling jobs with people. Check your yellow pages. You didn't say exactly what you do, but everyone in any field can check out www.Monster.com or www.Careerbuilder.com since they are National and usually when you post on one of these (or even update information) the recruitment calls start pouring in. Be realistic about what you want and how much you want for it so you don't place yourself out of jobs you might enjoy, By the same token though... don't settle. Find within yourself what would make you happy and then work towards finding a job that allows you to do that activity. I was ecstatic playing the piano for money and still fall back on it as a side job when I need a break.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, any job you get is going to have its frustrations and things that make you angry, but if you want to pay the bills and eat regular meals, you'll have to put up with it and work for a living. It isn't fun, but nobody promised that life would be easy.

Either that, or give up civilization and go live in the wilderness. Many people have done that, even giving up well-paying careers in favor of "roughing it" in an attempt to escape the stress of modern life. How successful you would be depends on how much you are willing to give up. Can you live without electricity and plumbing? Can you hunt and fish for meat and grow your own vegetables? Can you build a log, sod, or stone house? Can you learn to work with nature and not against it? Can you deal with being hungry when food is scarce? There can be great satisfaction and peace in self-sufficient living, but also a lot of sacrifice. I am not sure that Buddhism is really what you're looking for, although you could look up their websites if you think it might be.

Answer 5

Live on a sailboat , I did and it helped a lot. If you don't have the money get a small travel trailer and reduce your belongings to minimum and travel and work when you need to. get out of the rat race. I did it on a sail boat.. I didn't miss anything and I also found Jesus and now I have peace wherever I am.
I have never had less money, but I have way more peace in my life. and I am very serious. I lived on sailboats for 20 years and they were some happy times. Slipped the lines on the weekend and took my home with me.. lived in Washington state.
Take at least one whole year off of work, you will come back so refreshed and everyone will think you are crazy.. First time I sailed to Mexico for a year.

Answer 6

You will not find peace by burning all of your possessions. But keep in mind that they will not make you happy. Do not worry about your life on Earth, but start to work on your spiritual life. Remember that everything you have here on Earth, your house, your car, your clothes, your furniture, your money, all of your material possessions will one day find decay and ruin. The only way to find joy while you are here on Earth is to live a pure life, have faith that God is going to take care of you, and worship Him. Jesus Christ will take away your frustration, your sorrow, and all of the restlessness you feel. Pray to God, tell Him your problem, and if it be His will, you will find a job better than the one you had before. If you would like to meet with a group of people who have found peace and joy in the Lord Jesus Christ, you can go online to the below link. We are what you could call a church, and we meet online every Saturday at noon central time and every evening at 8:00 PM. God bless you!

Answer 7

lol...my friend did just that (became a buddhist monk cause he hated his job) anyhoo... start looking for a job now...maybe you should take some time to think whether or not you hated the job or the carreer... dont worry that much about money cause people get through tough ones economically and tighten the leash around your spending...
you did the right thing...

Answer 8

first off, take a few breaths. eat some chocolate, have some tea. take a break and use a couple weeks to relax, no work, no worries.
see if theres a job you really like, a job that makes you happy. is it helping people by a customer service position, like helping that little old lady in safeway find the right brand of breakfest sausage? is it by teaching kids how to read? find your happy job and persue it.
Good luck :-)

Answer 9

First of all, just remember everyone has moments where their job frustrates them. I would suggest taking some time off. Is it possible to travel? Go to Europe or some place. Work odd jobs to get by. Struggle. Maybe exploring some place else will help you decide what you should do.

Answer 10

I think you need some counseling or therapy. Make a list of things you really enjoy and see if you can find a job that lets you do some of them. You may need to go back to school to learn a new trade or profession.
If you are a very religious person, talk to your minister.