Quiet quitting

Quiet quitting….

I heard the phrase “quiet quitting” mentioned as a new trend in the workplace where employees put in the minimum effort to keep a job they are not that happy about having. Quiet quitting is not quitting your job but rather doing your job with little effort or enthusiasm.  As I reflected on this new trend, I began to think about how many of us are quietly quitting other areas of our lives….a friendship or perhaps a relationship. How have we given up and quietly quit going the extra mile, putting in just a bit more effort, or failed to show enthusiasm in the ordinary?  Why would we elect to quit anything, quietly or otherwise?  I know how easy it is to fall into complacency and forget to be grateful for even the smallest gifts or to complain about the trivial inconveniences of life.  This can easily happen when we don’t feel appreciated or that our efforts don’t matter.  In doing so, we forget that we don’t “have to, ”we “get to” do life. We get to have friendships, relations, and jobs. We don’t have to have any of those things.  The time we spend giving up or “quietly quitting,” we can spend being grateful for what we “get to” do.  You matter, even if you are unappreciated by others, you matter!  Value your efforts, give your all, and be grateful that you get to do this thing called life!