I left my office job 

"I just quit." Great stuff. It was nice to meet you the other day. Heck yes you can do it. If you want it bad enough, you can do it.

This story hits home to me. I've been working in IT Project Management for 6 years and feel my soul wasting away at my computer. We are "part-time" homesteaders and all I can think about all day is leaving my desk and getting outside. I have a daily struggle with my priority to work and provide for my family and wanting to have a simpler life. One where I can be free to tend my gardens, raise animals, soak in the sunshine without stress of a deadline or glaring computer screen back at me. I know this video is several years old now and it's so encouraging to see where your family is at now. I loved your statement with being tired of living comfortably. I feel that in my heart right now.

I also left California and moved over 2000 miles to Louisiana for a year, then to Mississippi where I found our home on 11 acres. It was a leap of faith, a single woman with 4 year old twins ( now 7). Sold my house, quit my job and left. All in a months time. Left behind so many wonderful people but it was time to go.

You look so tired and cold 🥶 I'm so glad to see your happy face in videos now with your new property with cows and pig's. Great job. Keep keeping on Jason. Xoxo you and Lorain did it !!

I feel you! The last three years at my job in law enforcement was killing me. After 28 years, I retired and my life became my own. I am fortunate enough to have a good pension and I also invested well. Two and a half years ago I was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. After only one chemo treatment my doctor told me my cancer was undetectable. I decided I would live my life on my own terms and not spend hours each week sitting in a cold sterile cubicle with a needle in my arm so in March of 2018 I stopped going. I have never felt better living and enjoying my life on my terms.

Your intuition about sitting all day and just having to run and move was and is not crazy. Sedentary jobs are killers, physically and mentally and most important spiritually. I think there is a catch phrase now Sitting is the new Cancer. It's a lot more than that. I feel we need to have days where you have to make a decision with that mysterious God given part of you the soul. Soul decisions. How many days did you have to make soul decisions on that old job? Working with plants and animals and nature and neighbors calls for lots of soul decisions and true ethics about who you want to be. You are on the path, brother. Walk by faith and keep cutting the envelope of comfort! Great video and makes me realize we need more of these testimonies to get people moving, me included. Thank you.

Awesome story!

Hi.... Jason, thank you for sharing your video 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

Jason, Katie and I enjoyed meeting and talking with you last weekend at the Rhodes'. This video describes us to a T - we are right at this stage in our Journey to build our homestead and live a more intentional life; except we haven't found our land yet. We are still nomads. I hope our paths meet again! Until then, we wish you and your family the best.

Oh my heart! This was so wonderful and inspirational! ❤️

Amen! Wow what a leap of faith. Our God is an awesome God. He has lead you and blessed you. Welcome to North Carolina. You are a great inspiration. 😊

How inspiring to see where the journey began! You all have come so far! Every video makes it feel like you've been a homestead family forever 💝🙏💘!

What an amazing eye opener of a video thanks for sharing Pete 😢

Yes we can! We can make it happen! Thanks for the inspiration

Jason, thank you for sharing. :) We love your story and it resonates with us so much! We had to go on faith a lot when we started homesteading as well. Our story is has a fixer-upper though instead of quitting a job. We felt so passionate that we needed a change and we felt so passionate that the answer was this old broken down house and property. At times we thought "we must be crazy!" but it continued to feel right and we haven't looked back since really. Life in a completed house with no animals and no garden was comfortable, and this new life is a little crazy and a lot of hard work, but we rally love it and it has been the best adventure we have ever been on! :) We wish you guys all the best! We love watching your beautiful videos and learning more about who you are and where you came from. :) -Lorajean and Trent

I'm so privileged to have watched this journey unfold for awhile now. To see the fruit of tears if planning and praying for direction is amazing!!! This is your best video yet because of how personal it is.

Thanks for sharing this part of your story... I hope a lot of people get to watch your video.

Thank you for sharing.I have desk job, fortunate enough to work from home but my health has paid the price and it's only been 3 years. We are barely starting on a mortgage for house that my husband grew up in. I'm praying for away to pay off the house and to get out of this chair everyday..

Thank you for making this brave choice. And thanks for letting us join you on this journey 👍🏼

You definitely had a job waiting, homesteading is one of the most difficult jobs you can have. And one of the most rewarding. Thanks for the great video. You look pretty happy now.

Very nice. Good for you and good luck on your journey with your beautiful family

Jason, I just found this old video and I don't know if its fate or what, but I really needed to see this! My wife and I have been pondering the same things recently about our jobs and there has to be more to life! It is a scary leap to leave stability for the unknown, but at same time you have to be happy in what you do and I'm not! Anyways thanks for this video it just made a lot of sense right now!

Wow, powerful message. The title caught my eye. I was in the same place. I'm going to have to do a video about this topic... you guys are on the right path!

I’m from Korea , even my English is not very well but I’m also really love your story and love your video. Thank you for sharing 😊

My kind of people! Living the moment, dreams -living life!!

What a beautiful video! I have fallen in love with y'alls story & the courage you guys have! Your family's willingness to share is encouraging my family to do the same! Thank you! Love from NC💛

Great story. God bless.

Awesome! What a great video and story.

Great video!

I think it's amazing what you are doing/did. I like your channel and episodes because they feel natural, raw, and more importantly unscripted. I have thoughts and aspirations of doing the same thing. Again, great channel and I hope you keep it up.

Jason, I’m so happy for you 😀

Ya'll did the right thing ❤❤❤❤❤

Strong dude.....love it.

i totally undrstnd you brave man to know what is best to you and your family !!! :)

Ha Jason....you sounded a bit like a chicken not want to change😄.....change is good. You're doing so well right now and are very entertaining 👍 Keep it up. You've gained so much confidence over the years. It shows. It's a process. Make your dreams come true in your own time your own way💪✌️

good for you people!

Had never seen this one, glad I watched it. You ever go back and look at this? Compared to the new videos, it's like you're a different person! Dirt is good. ;-)

HAHA! You wanted what God created us to! To live people today ARE TO DISCONNECTED to the roots of what family is Now you are a full time healthy PAPA the men is the head of the family Now is the time for you and your fam the Lord be with you ! Shalom!

I want to do the same thing..JUST QUIT!!! BUT...what type of nest egg did you have, savings? How much? Etc.

I am/was a CAD designer. In Virginia. You may look familure...your story certainly sounds familure. My husband is still a CAD designer. ..it's been 19 years for him. 19 years...sitting and staring...drinking coffee like water and tolerating the work day over there...to drive the hour plus commute to come home and enjoy himself working at home. Where we raise chickens and grow our food and store it. He tolerates 10 hours a day to enjoy the 3 hours left of daylight in the evening. And it's killing him. The daughter's are all grown and moved out on there own except our son...who is special needs and will never live independently. 23 physically and 6 years old cognitively...he will have his 4th open heart surgery to replace the parts they installed when he was 11 in a mater of months to a few years. We are blessed that, so far, everything looks great. But mechanical valves...they have an expiration date. So we know...we know this trauma is in our future and we know it must happen and we know the risks. And this husband of mine....wants to be home. My Dad passed away 2 years ago and we built a huge workshop for him with all kinds of woodworking tools and set us up a business that he has no time to work in. It would be the biggest risk of our lives. The biggest and most profound leap of faith to stop pulling in cash flow and insurance...to enjoy what might be the last...I can't go there but I think you get the picture. I admire your story and relate so well...I don't doubt that we worked together. We have this one life. 💚

This is exactly what I want to do....but at 53...that whole just quitting...very scary! And my wife won't let me, we do a have a plan though!!

How is the garden ?🌱🌱🌱

Your old office job sounds like the beginning scenes of Joe vs the Volcano 🌋

Could you do a video on your Camera and how you make videos?

you go.

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Hey Sow the Land I tried to look at prices for you hand made wooden spoons . It just saved it to Pinterest . Can you help me figure that out. Thanks Jo Jo in VT

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