Comments on: Winds of Change – On Pillows and Such

By: Yota Schneider

Yota Schneider — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:42:41 +0000

Thank you for your insightful comment, Marci! It’s obvious you’ve been through many changes in your life and you’ve taken the time to get to know yourself through them. What a great gift!
I can sincerely relate to what you said. . . “I’m not one to stay stuck. I love stability and calm, yet I’ve made choices that invite big change, again and again.”
This paradox . . . it took me some time to stop questioning it. We don’t have to be either or. We can live in both worlds, at the same time.
Change has a “polishing” quality. It “scrubs” our outlook and understanding from the inside out.
Thanks for stopping by.

By: Marci Diehl

Marci Diehl — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:23:38 +0000

Some changes have blown through my life like a windstorm, upending things that have always remained in place — I have the choice on some of them to put it back, or go with the change and disruption. Sometimes I look for the messages in those unpredicted changes — what needs to go, and if I don’t let go of it, will changed circumstances do the work for me? I’m not one to stay stuck. I love stability and calm, yet I’ve made choices that invite big change, again and again. Then there are the changes I want to make, but sometimes over-think or wait on, believing the “right time” will show itself to me. I like what you said in your comment, Yota — make a commitment to do something about it every day… small or large. It can be changing the pillows or throwing off the “shoulds” and leaping feet first into the very thing you’ve been wanting to do differently.

By: Yota Schneider

Yota Schneider — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:35:19 +0000

Thank you for your comment Deborah! You’re absolutely right about your options. There’s a lot you can do to honor your creativity while at your current job. Make a commitment to do something about it, every day.
Your job can actually support your creative endeavors. Quitting “cold turkey” isn’t always the best way. I should know! Although I don’t regret leaving corporate when I did, I wish I had done a better job planning for the transition.
For now, your job allows you peace of mind and frees you to dream, plan and explore possibilities. Go for it!
Good luck and thank you for sharing!

By: Deborah Mack

Deborah Mack — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:08:47 +0000

Great post, resonates with me at the moment, wish I could pluck up the courage to leave my job in finance and focus on other creative things i feel more passionate about. Only thing stopping me is the fear of losing my income. Going to start making some positive plans though and sort out how much money I actually need and alternative ways to earn it. Trying to convince myself my options are not just a wage or nothing. Thanks for giving me that little bit more inspiration I need to do more about this.