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The Big Quit: The Paradigm Shift

By Lisa Slayton, reprinted from The Tamim Journey. This is the seventh in a series.  “Work is the inside made into the outside…With the right work, the relationship to that work and the mystery of what is continually being revealed to us through our endeavors, we find a home in the world that eventually does not need debilitating stress, does not need…

The Big Quit: The Perspective Season

By Lisa Slayton, reprinted from The Tamim Journey. This is the sixth in a series.  It has been a while since I have posted-nearly 3 months- with a big project and some family obligations to tend to, I needed to step back from writing for a bit. And I left you hanging in the disruptive season! My apologies! But I am back…

The Big Quit: The Disruptive Season (Con’t)

By Lisa Slayton, reprinted from The Tamim Journey. This is the fifth in a series.  We can be made whole, we can become more and more of who God made us to be. And to do so, we must let go, release and embrace the uninvited embrace. The Liminal Space We talk often of letting go and releasing as part of transformation,…

The Big Quit: The Disruptive Season

By Lisa Slayton, reprinted from City Gate. This is the fourth in a series.  We can be made whole, we can become more and more of who God made us to be. And to do so, we must let go, release and embrace the uninvited embrace. The Liminal Space We talk often of letting go and releasing as part of transformation,…

The Big Quit: The Possibility Season

By Lisa Slayton, reprinted from The Tamim Journey. This is the third in a series.  Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already possess. Vocation does not come from a voice out there calling me to be something I am not. It comes from a voice…

The Big Quit: The Hero Season

By Lisa Slayton, reprinted from The Wholeness Journey. This is the second in a series. I have never thought of myself as a competitive person. I like to win – who doesn’t? – but even playing team sports back in high school, I always sensed I lacked the drive to win like some of my teammates. So, for a long…

The Big Quit: A Crisis of Calling

Reprinted from The Wholeness Journey, via CityGate. This is the first in a series. The Big Quit… it has dominated the media over the last number of months. It first became noticeable in April, May, and June of 2021 when 11.5 million people quit their jobs in total over those three months. The latest  bureau of labor statistics show 4.3 million…