"Flow"
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"Energy flows where intention goes."
- Rhonda Byrne
Getting into a state of deep relaxation with heightened creativity and imagination is definitely a challenge. It is such a wonderful place to visit, and can be a highly productive and happy place. Many day-to-day necessary activities and distractions can keep us from reaching this state. Creative people have talked about how they lose track of time when they are producing their craft - hours that pass can seem like only minutes!
The book, "Flow," by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, explains how to get into the flow state. It can be hard to do, but the reward is a happiness which is difficult to match. Experiencing flow can give us a wonderful sense of accomplishment and a way of tapping into our true deeper selves. Getting into our own personal and unique flow can be exhilarating and the desire to return to this happy state of mind can become a powerful motivating force.
What happens to us is often out of our control. If we patiently look inward and learn to reach the flow state and control the thoughts in our consciousness, then full involvement in the present moment is possible. We can experience a new level of enjoyment by using our acquired skills and imagination. Production of more unique creative works becomes very possible.
"After each episode of flow a person becomes more of a unique individual, less predictable, possessed of rarer skills." - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
I highly recommend this book.
Enjoy your flow!
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