Comments on: How to stay calm while being more productive

By: Melanie (ModernMami)

Melanie (ModernMami) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:48:30 +0000

I always have music on – when working, driving, cleaning, etc. I’m not able to function well if no music is on. LOL

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:32:59 +0000

@Debbie - You are expressing exactly how I feel about his music. It is so healing and really got me through the most difficult moments in my life. He is a deep artist. Not everyone has the perception to understand how amazing his music really is…

@Karla - I totally know what you mean. Music is so wonderful, healing, and calming… I’m very thankful for having it in my life.

@Cherrie - Very nice! The other day I went to an art store and everyone was so stressed. they all had sour faces and looked like they were in jail. I keopt thinking, aren’t these people supposed to be producing art? Really strange. How can you produce art if you’re in such a wound up state? I certainly know that I can’t. I have found that positive people incorporate these practices into their lives always … nice smells, art, flowers, music. They savor life and so they can emanate positivity.
Of course sometimes we all need to cry or be sad but the secret is that after the sadness to always have an
“uplifter” ← (just made that word up – lol)

Thanks for all your comments ♥,
Eren

By: Young And Fabulous

Young And Fabulous — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:52:08 +0000

My iPhone is filled with calming music as well so I just plug it in and I’m into my own world when I’m at work (and surrounded by people who are so stressed). It really helps not only to calm me down but focus on my work and be productive.

Organizing & decorating our surroundings so it nurtures us in return is truly powerful. I like to be surrounded by flowers and plants when I’m working from home along with a the scent of jasmine and orange. I reserve the lavander to my bathroom for relaxing in the tub

By: Karla Bond

Karla Bond — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:07:09 +0000

If it wasn’t for my music at work I think I would go insane. I love music especially songs of encouragement. At home I am a candle freak. Thanks for sharing this post.

By: Debbie Lattuga

Debbie Lattuga — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:07:49 +0000

Eren, Paul Collier’s music is…. there are no words. What a wonderful artist.

Thank you so much for sharing him. Have a blessed day!

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:46:53 +0000

Hi Ruth,
Yes music is one of the best gifts that we have received from the Lord. I believe heaven is music filled and God’s presence emanates the most beautiful music that we can’t even imagine.
Some songs that I have heard here on Earth are so wonderful and to think that we as His creation can create music leaves me in awe. Of course the music that we create can only but reflect a glimpse of His heavenly music.
Blessings sis ♥,
Eren

By: Ruth Crawl

Ruth Crawl — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:59:09 +0000

Eren,
Beautiful! Music was given by God for us to enjoy.
I love every moment at home, in the car while traveling on a trip, and just walking and singing.
Thanks for celebrating this gift from God.
Ruth

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:17:53 +0000

Hi James,
Music has been one of the biggest things that have helped me restore after overcoming grief. Also music helps me be productive in my work also.
I really want other people to discover the power of incorporating music into their daily lives.
Blessings ♥,
Eren

By: james samy

james samy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:37:54 +0000

Once again you have touched with posts that beyond the human mind. Healing through music and making our mind in peace.

Thank you Eren for your time to share the goodness to me.

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:37:27 +0000

Hey Alan,
I totally agree with you. There have been scientific studies done on the power of music and how it helps our health in general. Anyone can greatly enhance their productivity if they find out how to incorporate music into their daily habits. Unfortunately many people don’t try new things and miss out on it. I hope to tell more people about it.
Blessings,
Eren

By: Tulsa Homes

Tulsa Homes — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:35:26 +0000

Eren, music definitely heals the mind from stress. When I start doing my monotonous tasks I immediately turn on some mild music and I never feel bored at all. One day I wanted to test the prowness of it and decided to work without music, and you wouldnt believe I couldnt even complete 10% of the task. Its like an addiction for me now, which i feel is not at all harmful. Glad for sharing this with you. Stumbled across this post when looking for something else and really wanted to say the above.

Warm Regards,
Alan S Rosson

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:47:44 +0000

Hi Ching Ya,
Yes it is wonderful. Music has been one of the biggest tools that God has used to help me recover from the many things that I’ve gone through. I listen to music most of my day. When I’m working I listen to instrumental music so I can think. I have found that doing this has given me a lot of peace. I hope others can incorporate music into their daily lives too and discover its soothing power.
Blessings,
Eren

By: Ching Ya

Ching Ya — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:54:55 +0000

I just love the message! I love music and it’s a dream for me to have a band of my own. sshhhh.. Music has helped me a lot in the ‘calming’ & relaxing process, that’s for sure. It’s amazing how the rhythm can change our mood in just a few seconds. Just yesterday I heard a very nice song, after learning about the singer’s background and how he persevered from his incapability it touched my heart so deeply! I learned from the story and the lyrics are just beautiful. Music — one of the best creation from Above.

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By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:43:28 +0000

Very true Ruth. We often think about other people so much that we end up forgetting about ourselves. This is such a mistake. The golden rule is to “Love your neighbor as yourself”. So Jesus was stating that we also need to love ourselves.
It kind of reminds me of when the plane is in an emergency situation that we need to put the oxygen mask first on ourselves and then on the person next to us.
In life we often forget that we need oxygen too and that we can’t help anyone if we’re passed out.
So this is a lesson I have learned the hard way and want to encourage others to really take care and love themselves – guilt free.
Thanks so much for your comment .
Blessings,
Eren

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:20:55 +0000

Once again you have brought to our attention the very things that we ignore so often. God wants us to be at our very best and these are ways to do that.
Thank you, Eren, for listening and writing…
Ruth

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:25:31 +0000

Hi Maria,
Absolutely. Putting music on in the kitchen is a great motivator. My boys love dancing too- totally get ya there.
I love reading but I never know what I’ll feel like reading so I have tons of books around me. Nowadays I mostly read blogs.
They’re just more alive than regular book reading.
Thanks for stopping by.
Blessings,
Eren

By: Maria @ Conversations with Moms

Maria @ Conversations with Moms — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:25:00 +0000

I think one of the best investments I made last year was buying a system for the kitchen. I listen to music in the morning while getting ready for work and it always puts me in a great mood. Not to mention, my kids have fun dancing.

Reading calms me down and for some reason, driving does the same for me.

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:13:17 +0000

Hi BK ,
I never knew the power of music in my daily life until very recently when I decided to start listening more. I started to notice my mood change. It is sooo awesome.
If I felt kind of slow I would turn on a faster song and boom I was productive. If my mind was racing I would put on a very slow song and was able to slow my brain waves enough to actually write or do something stressful.
Listening to music all day just brought me a whole new quality in my life. It has increased my productivity and my joy a lot.
That’s why I wanted to write this post – so others can understand this.
Thanks so much for commenting and tweeting the post. I really appreciate it ♥.
Blessings,
Eren

By: BK

BK — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:22:05 +0000

So far I have used music or soothing songs to calm myself when I am driving. I wouldn’t say it always works but so far so good. Listening to music or soothing songs helps me to relax when I am driving and I don’t have the tendency to speed. I should also incorporate music into work so that I can feel peaceful and inspire.

I like the idea of surrounding our environment with soothing objects too. I have never thought about this seriously but now that you mentioned it, maybe I should look further into this.

By: Eren Mckay

Eren Mckay — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:19:05 +0000

I agree Sire. It really depends on the employer and their vision of productivity. Japanese companies are very much into allowing things like music and time to rest in between tasks. Ultimately employers need to think of ways to bring more joy and happiness to their companies so that the productivity goes up. I personally could not work at a place that didn’t allow for my individuality.
Blessings,
Eren

By: Sire

Sire — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:38:35 +0000

Some of this stuff may be a little hard when at work though Eren. If you are allowed to listen to music at work then I agree taking the right tracks to work could work wonders.