Go with the flow of life!
Although difficult to do at times this is something that I try to do in my life. When I get out of the flow, my life changes beyond words can express.
How we set up our lives will determine this flow. If we get caught up in forcing, resisting and being out of flow with our inner balance then you tend to feel feelings of sadness, misery and generally lethargic. I have learned to pick up on the signs when I am in the flow of life or not. When I am in the flow I tend to feel calm, peaceful and things seem to happen with little effort. There is an effortless flow to life, like a gently meandering stream. When you put up resistance then you tend to feel stressed, overwhelmed and generally out of balance. I know which I prefer and although there are lots of temptations in life to knock you off track and draw you into competitiveness, I try to set up my life in a balanced way, carrying out my purpose at a slow, steady, focused deliberate pace, like a snail. A similar analogy is the old proverb of the hare and the tortoise. Like the snail, its the slow, steady, deliberate pace of the tortoise that wins the day and gets you there in the end!
Watching nature teachers us so much about how to move through life. Have a look at nature and watch how it flows along, nicely, evenly and balanced.
Acceptance of how things are and not constantly fighting helps to keep us in balance. It is our choice:
“Flowing with life”
Vs
“Fighting with life”
I say to myself – “I accept it as it is.”
“Let go and Let God.” This has to be a favourite affirmation!
I believe our health is one of the greatest teachers in life. Being out of flow and balance can often lead to health problems. It can start with headaches, stiffness which are signs that we are out of balance. By listening to our bodies and listening to the signs we can try to slow down and go with the flow a bit more and to come back to balance before more serious health problems could arise. I believe one of the key factors to healing is to live in a calm, relaxed way, that is in tune with nature – going with the flow, just like the snail – slow & steady!
We are in charge and are responsible for our own life. We can chose how we want to live it and what we allow to influence our thoughts. The question is which one do you choose ? which wolf do you feed?!!
It is up to us to choose. Flow is energy and cannot be put into a box. How the energy flows through our life is as a by-product of how we try to set up our lives. Choose wisely my friends.
Finally just some of the ways being, “In Flow,” feels like to me :
Slow pace, free, light like a butterfly, relaxed, peaceful, calm, accepting, joyful, playful, balanced, doing less and being more, gratitude, absorbed, feeling inspired, chilled, creative , in the zone, slow and steady, having courage, fearless.
Love WW Rachael x
