When we are in flow

When we get into our state of flow we are totally present in the moment, we are experiencing huge joy from the act of doing and we are not concerned with the outcome.

Flow is a state of pure consciousness where we are using the mind, which is the most amazing creative tool, to manifest what our soul desires. We are not energising our thought patterns, which normally take our consciousness away into an unconscious mind state where we are consumed by the outcomes and fears that they generate instead of the act of doing.

Being in flow is where we are engaged in deep work that comes from our very essence, it flows from our soul, it is joyful, creative, enriching and is giving our gift to the world.

When we are in our minds we are doing shallow, disjointed things that serve little purpose to us or the world and are part of the malaise of busyness that dominates.

We perceive that we are busy and yet it is soulless and without joy. We are denying ourselves, our souls, the opportunity to live the life we want.

When we go deep and become fully in this moment, then we are able to do the most amazing things and really connect with what matters. Deep work is something we are all capable of doing we just need to practice, like anything, and we just need to allow ourselves to go into that flow of energy and go with it, not be fearful of the outcome, just focused on the pure joy of creating something now.

Still practising at 90

There was a quote I read today where the legendary cellist Pablo Casals was asked why he continued to practice at age 90. He replied, “because I think I’m making progress”.

Our lives are not a series of one-off things that we do for a little bit and then stop. It is a journey and an adventure, where we continue in the moment to take steps and there does not have to be a final destination. We are obsessed with a start and an end. An art is, whatever your thing is, is for life.

We can always learn and get even better, of course, it is not about perfection, it is about continuing the exploration of our ‘art’, whatever that is. It could be making cakes, writing a book, painting, building a house, teaching, training or playing the cello. It is all an art and each one of us has a unique gift…a gift that we can give away to the world if we choose to.

We are all artists and the joy is in the continual practice and exploration of our unique gift…sharing our light for others takes practice, even at 90.