Reply to "Laid off or Liberated?"

Last month, the CO published a letter on its Forum page titled "Laid off or Liberated," by Rhonda Hudson-Williams, in which she wrote about the employment rate, and how people are relying on themselves, after being laid-off.  She said that unemployment can be a time of "...freedom. (Of) not having to concern one's self with setting the clock..." And I agree.

Not being bound to structured time or having to perform duties for others, all day long, is how life SHOULD be lived! The society of work in which we live was created by humans, and can be changed, if enough people decide to change it!

Ms. Hudson-Williams notes that her all friends were "relaxed...(and) fresh faced," after being laid-off, and have used unemployment as a time to reflect, or embark on spiritual journeys.

I think this is all wonderful, and is something other unemployed readers (like myself) would like to consider.

But my question is:  How can an unemplouyed person relax, and tap into their "creative selves" when the worry of having no means of support looms over them?

What is her secret?  Please share it with us.