Being In The Flow

Being In The Flow

Don't you just love it when everything goes your way? You glide effortlessly through your day feeling light and free, happy and full of energy.  There's a car parking space exactly where you need it to be, you discover more money in your bank account than you thought there would be, you run into an old friend who is thrilled to see you. You see things in a different light, the sunshine on a flower in such vivid colours,t he bright green of grass and the blueness of the sky.  Everything you need comes to you and you are filled with gratitude for the sheer pleasure of life. You feel love and you feel loved. This is my perception of being in 'The Flow.'

Sometimes you can see when other people are in the flow.  I've always loved it when you are driving down the street and you see someone walking alone and they are just smiling to themselves.  I always used to think they must be in love,walking along thinking of someone they just met,or someone they have loved for a long time. Maybe though, it's simply because they are in the flow, feeling so grateful for just being alive and loving it.

Gratitude is after all what puts us in the flow,gratitude,an appreciation of all that we have,and are.

When we feel truly grateful it evokes positive emotions within us.  Gratitude couples with positive emotion attracts to us more things to be grateful for and more positivity!  What a wonderful cycle to be in!
Another great aspect to being in the flow is that, due to our lack of stress, calmness and oneness we are able to think clearly, make better decisions and have more faith in ourselves to succeed at whatever it is that we are doing.  Our minds are open to change, for learning, understanding.  We feel strong and capable of feeling our best.
We eminate love and this affects everyone around us. They benefit from our energy, it is difficult to complain and be miserable around someone so joyful,we lift them up...which makes us feel even better.

Whilst in flow it is an ideal opportunity to focus on our dreams,our goals.The Law of Attraction states that the combination of gratitude, strong emotions and focus on that which we desire will attract that very thing to us.  Practising gratitude daily and consistently makes us focus on what we do have and focus less on what we don't have or don't want.

The opposite of 'The Flow' is when you feel stuck in a cycle of difficulty ,discomfort and negativity...You are stressed out, busy rushing eveywhere. There is not enough of you to go around. You feel guilty, you feel unworthy and things just seem against you.  Sound familiar?  Its so frustrating,things just keep going wrong, the harder you try the harder it gets.

Nothing fulfills you and even when you stop and try to relax it feels boring.  You star saying things like, if only I had this it would all be ok, if I could do that.  If only I lost weight, I had more money,met my perfect partner. You are disatisfied with life and overwhelmed.

We search for comfort in other things, maybe out addictions,food, shopping, alcohol. etc.Of course this doesn't work it merely compounds the guilt.

So, how do you get back to the flow if you're stuck fast?  The good news is your mood can change in a second and so, therefore can your feelings.

So try these:

Be Grateful!

Put on you favourite piece of uplifting music,and dance! Motion creates emotion.

Write down all that you love about your life,and about you.

Do something that brings you joy.

Daydream.

Read my article 'Happy Habits'do you habits daily.

Be present,right here,right now is it really that bad?Or are you worrying about something that hasn't happened yet and may never happen?

Remember-"This too shall pass."

Jane