They Walked Away from the Grind—and Found Joy: 8 True Stories of Reinvention After Leaving a Job That Drained Them

8. Inheriting Peace and Purpose

When her grandmother passed away, she inherited two small apartments.

She made a choice most wouldn’t: she left her teaching job and began renting them out for income.

She now tutors just a few students from home. Sleeps better. Took a seaside vacation. Got a massage for the first time in years.

People whisper: “She’s just lucky,” or, “Those tenants will cheat her.”

But she doesn’t care.

“I finally feel alive,” she says. “And only two people truly congratulated me—my mom and a distant friend who simply said, ‘Enjoy it.’”Continue reading…