Second Day of Being Unemployeed

I claim to be a creative soul.  Now that I'm on the second day of being unemployeed and trying to figure out what I want next, I wonder if I am truly creative or am I just reactionary.  Will I allow myself to express myself creatively or will the mundane concerns of paying rent, bills and food trap me in the golden handcuffs of a corporate job.  I know that my soul doesn't sing in the corporate environment but many of my friends and my family scream at me to "get a job" and get security through benefits and all that stuff.  I want freedom, I want life, I want spirit.  My brain and my heart are at war, actually not war but at opposite thoughts at how to proceed.