Many times we do what everyone asks us to do and forget that we have needs and dreams too. That was me a few weeks ago.
Now, after masterminding I realize that I had to give myself Permission to dream and plan my life. This week I was opening a Pull top lid of tamales to make chili. It is always a struggle to pull that top off and have the strength to pull the top back.
I realized that I could use the pliers in the drawer but stopped and did some creative thinking. I use to do this but just hadn’t given myself permission to do problem solving like I had taught my students many years ago.
I had a manual can opener sitting beside the bean and chili cans. Why not? It had a curved bottle opener that wouldn’t catch. Then I saw a straight metal piece to hold the can opener on the can while the gear moved.
I slipped the metal piece under the edge of the loop and inserted the metal to catch and pulled up. Wow! So easy! Of course, I splattered my blouse with tamale sauce as the lid flew off. Elated, I didn’t care.
My creative thinking gears are working again!
“Act is the blossom of thought and conditions are the result of action.” Master Key System Part 9.
Love that you are using creative thinking!
Joan,
Your Week 11 insights are truly empowering! Your realization about giving yourself permission to dream and plan life showcases your nurturing and caring nature. The way you creatively solved the tamale lid challenge reflects your analytical and thoughtful approach. Your decision to utilize the manual can opener, drawing from your teaching experiences, demonstrates your detail-conscious and quality-oriented mindset. Your quote from the Master Key System beautifully ties in with your actions being the blossom of thought. Keep letting those creative thinking gears work, Joan – your sincerity and intuitive problem-solving shine through!
Michael
Hi Joan, I love your post because I think many of us have the same tendencies. It is sometimes hard to remember we have a right to be happy as well. Like when you think about children. We can get so caught up making sure all is well with them that we forget we are important and should not be left out.