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By: Marianna Paulson

Marianna Paulson — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:33:12 +0000

I love your term ‘creative living’, Aileen.

As I continue to practise the stress techniques that I teach I’m constantly amazed at how much more creative I’ve become.

I used to think that creativity belonged solely to the world of The Arts. I now see it popping up in everything I do – whether it’s problem-solving, writing or decision-making.

When we’re stressed it is like looking through the broad end of a funnel. We have limited vision. Balancing the nervous system turns the funnel around and allows us to discover our joy, in unimagined ways, as I’m discovering!

By: Leighna

Leighna — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:29:38 +0000

Love it! Gonna start mapping out my plans :)

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mrod411.com » Blog Archive » links for 2008-09-16 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:32:34 +0000

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By: Aileen

Aileen — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:19:25 +0000

Near the end of the business I was acting as a kind of “silent” partner because I was taking care of babies and she was managing the business.

I definitely learned a lot. I wouldn’t be so trusting next time. I gave up my business for no good reason. It felt like a horrible mistake and really messed up my life, but I had to find a way to deal with the fact that some people are manipulative and dishonest and I am now more careful.

I do wish I could go back and do things differently, but I couldn’t so I had to move ahead and create my new life with a huge debt and a new mistrust/reduced naivete about people.

By: sally

sally — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:41:47 +0000

You keep mentioning how your business partner left you in debt, ran things into the ground…..if you were partners, why didn’t you also know what was going on?

By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.

Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:38:46 +0000

Eileen,

I love that last sentence: Thinking outside the box can help you to live outside whatever is boxing you in.

As a mom of four (now adult) children, this article resonates with me. I definitely had to think outside the box many times in order to reach goals for my family and myself.

The most important piece of your success even before you started making specific plans was your determination, commitment and belief to find solutions. This lead you to being able to think creatively.

As long as people wallow in “woe is me” or “nothing ever works out for me” or other such life-depleting thoughts, they’ll be stuck in thinking destructively instead of thinking creatively.

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and the steps that lead to your success.

By: Jeff F

Jeff F — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:09:24 +0000

Thinking outside the box can help you to live outside whatever is boxing you in.

I love that quote! Kudos to you on your creative living style. It really is a great way to live your life. Find out what goals you want to achieve, then break them down into real action steps and numbers.

Thanks for the article!

By: Shanel Yang

Shanel Yang — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:35:11 +0000

Great post, Eileen! I found similar inspiration in a book called The Joy of Not Working. It’s concept of “not working” is similar to your concept of “creative living.” I wrote about in “Lessons on Boredom from ‘The Joy of Not Working’” at http://shanelyang.com/2008/08/31/lessons-on-boredom-from-the-joy-of-not-working/
For anyone who wants additional tips on how to break out of the traditional work mold of 9 to 5 in a job you hate, it’s a great read! : )