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Finding the Flow

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Find Your Flow and Follow

Life is full of little words like flow. It is something that when you have it, life goes along smoothly, and when you lack it, everything feels like a struggle. It is a factor that most people don’t spend time consciously thinking about. But shouldn’t we? It makes sense we should focus our attention on a force making our lives a better experience. Our energy is totally up to us.

The great thing is that whether we are in the flow is all a matter of choice in what we decide to focus our energy on. Getting into the flow is as simple as paying attention to the moment at hand and experiencing that part of life, singularly by itself—conscious awareness of what is happening for you today.

In the Flow

One of the greatest gifts of playing sports is that you can experience what flow feels like and what it’s like when you lose it. In each athletic Flowcontest I have ever played in or coached, there is a flow to it. Not every game is the same, and what worked yesterday and provided success may not work today and might lead to disaster. I remember being in the flow a few times; they were few and far between because I didn’t know what was happening. I remember knowing what to do before it happened, a calmness of movement, confidence of action, that led to a connection with my team, the opposing team, and the game itself. My focus was solely on what I had to do at that moment. Not on winning or losing, but on doing what I needed to do. It is referred to as momentum in a game, and it changes teams as the focus and confidence change sides.

Life is full of chances to do the same thing. Be in the moment and react to what you need to do right now. Please don’t spend time worrying about the result that will take care of itself. Focus on the tasks you are doing and how you can perform them. A joy rises from within when you operate from flow, which is unavailable without a conscious focus.

Getting into the Flow

I think that our conscious focus on life is the doorway to getting into the energy flow. The first thing you need to do is thoroughly learn to be in the moment. You have to make decisions in each moment, which move naturally into the next. There is nothing terrible about the flow, and it feels good and allows you to be the best version of yourself, even if only for a moment. Once you change your focus and start worrying about the score, it will leave you.

The score in life is when you entertain thoughts about what others think about doing. Other people’s Thoughts are irrelevant to flow and don’t matter anyway. What you think about what you are doing is what counts. Another flow killer is to compare what you are doing to the performance. Your game is your game. Their game is their game. Focus on your tasks and movements that you can control, let the criticisms of others and their accomplishments stay in their game. Life is going to ebb and flow. It would help if you were willing to move with that same energy.

Accept and Embrace The flow.

Finally, to remain in the flow as long as possible, it is vital to understand the constant and inevitable influence change will have on you. Everything will change eventually. It may be small and almost invisible, or it may be significant and unmistakable. But it will change. Know that like a river, the flow of life will change course, but you can follow it with attention.

Some stretches of the river will be delightful, you move at your leisure, and everything passes quickly. Then there will be rapids, full of potential for growth and excitement. Looking back at the comfortable stretch will not allow you to master the rapids any better. Focus on the task at hand. That is where your life is. It is the choice of every person to fight against the current and try to return to calmer times. Or to go with the flow and ride it out, learning what you can about river navigation and preparing you for what is around the next bend in the river.

Today in all that you do, be conscious of and look for the flow that exists in life right now. Where is the river taking you? Focus on your thoughts, words, and actions to determine if they are going with the flow of your life or against it. Getting into the flow will allow you to be the best version of yourself that you can be today. What more could you want?

Life will move with the ease your focus dictates.

“Let reality be a reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ” ~ Lao Tzu

 

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Harmony In Life

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Harmony- a pleasing combination or arrangement of different things.

To have a combination or arrangement of different things, you must allow various elements into your life. Harmony occurs in everyone’s life at some point. Some days ideas flow smoothly, and others, it is like you are stuck in the mud. The reason for this seems to be based solely on your attitude and decisions. How you choose to look at situations and people in your “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” -Thomas Jeffersonday will determine the harmony you experience. Being aware of your power to create or destroy harmony in your life should allow for a higher level of consciousness. This level begins with a focus on the balance you are creating for yourself and others who have the joy or misery to deal with you daily. It all starts with a hard look at your thoughts, words, and actions today. Do you create harmony or discourse in life? 

Acceptance for Harmony

To create harmony, a person needs to focus on accepting yourself and the situation you are experiencing. Many people see this statement as an indictment of improvement, and it isn’t recognizing and accepting who you are and where you are in the reality of life. Harmony comes from moving from this point and taking action toward your goals. Arriving at a place with absolute acceptance frees you up to create balance with others because you are looking out at the world and seeing where you best fit. This harmony can exist in relationships, work, play, or any other activity in life. Peace will elude you if time is spent seeking the approval of others. You don’t need anyone else’s permission to be great at being you. Just be that!

Equal acceptance of others is the other half of the equation. You can’t spend your time judging others and what they are doing either. The analysis is done to place yourself on a false pedestal above someone else. Hard to be harmonious with others or life in general if you don’t look at the good in people. You can never achieve harmony if you mentally deny others your approval. This choice always leads to conflict and disharmony. Just as you have permission to be great, so does everyone else. Let them be that!

Harmony  of Life

Harmony allows you to move quickly through life, achieving goals and experiencing things without difficulty or struggle. It is easy, and it focuses on the present moment. The two things that distract from doing this are focusing on regrets for the past or anxiety about future events that might happen. These two things stop you from accepting things as they are today and working with them.

The past stops harmony because we look at circumstances long gone, and either we revel in glorified stories, or we carry the burden of regret about what we should have done. Acceptance is putting the past behind you, no matter how good or bad, and understanding where you are. This time is the only moment that you are guaranteed. Learn from the past, but don’t let it take away from your acceptance of where you are in reality. Accept it. It doesn’t mean you like it, but it is a reality you can create harmony with and enjoy.

Anxiety about what might happen is going to destroy harmony as well. Too much effort and thought are wasted worrying about how things might never work out or the danger of suffering. No amount of fear will change the future. Challenges are going to come and go. Creating harmony with these future events starts with accepting yourself and where you are. Seeing a world of abundance and potential rather than lack and limitation will help. You can only create this harmony through your attitude, choices, and vision. Choose to create balance. 

Harmony of Diversity

People are different for a reason. Other talents, tastes, and preferences create a colorful palette to create almost everything. When true harmony exists, there is a field for the best of everyone to meld together with the best of others. Our strengths are being highlighted, and our weaknesses being limited. Seek harmony in all that you do and find your flow in daily life. The most magnificent harmonies are achieved in music when simultaneously sounded musical notes produce chords and chord progressions, having a pleasing effect. This relationship is also genuine; the messages are actions, and the chords are accomplishments. Let the harmony of different sounds in the symphony of your life. Accept the differences between others and see the potential. Raising your consciousness starts with your thoughts, words, and actions to create harmony each day.

“The more in harmony with yourself you are, the more joyful you are, and the more faithful you are. Faith is not to disconnect you from reality – it connects you to reality.” ~ Paulo Coelho

“No person, no place, and no thing have any power over us, for ‘we’ are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace and harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.” ~Louise L. Hay