Being in the Flow?!
Intro
We are being bombarded
with this expression through a multitude of sources as it has become an
integral part of the everyday English language. Even in my home country, the
Netherlands, this has become widely used and everybody seems to know what you
are talking about. But do we really know what it means?
In this blog, I will do
my best to shed light upon this particular concept from my point of view on the
basis of my experiential knowledge. I hope it will bring some clarity as to
what it could mean to you and in this way encourage you to recognize it and
acknowledge it when it happens to you. It may even help you to see what brought
you into the flow.
So what does it mean
exactly? According to an online dictionary it means: any uninterrupted stream
or discharge; continuous progression. What comes to mind is an unobstructed
flowing river.
What happens when you
disrupt the flow by let’s say building a dam? The water starts accumulating on
one side and it stops from flowing uninterrupted. What if we look at the water
as being energy?
Bit of context
I feel that before going
further I need to provide a bit of context[1]. Before there was anything there was no-thing, which could be said to be still energy (Brahman/Divine
Father). As it is highly intelligent -for lack of better words- this still
energy decided that it wanted to experience itself i.e. manifestation. It is
said that then the still energy started flowing (Shakti/Divine Mother). It
started moving as opposed to being still. As an analogy water that is still is
the Father and water that is moving or flowing is the Mother. They are one and
the same, identical. Since then, existence is perpetually being manifested in
an uninterrupted flow or movement.
This would mean that
manifestation occurs when energy is flowing or in movement. In effect,
deductively speaking it would also mean that it has a certain direction. I will
come back to that.
My experience of flowing
How do I experience
being in the flow? For one thing, when I am writing and I am in the flow the
words are writing themselves so to speak. The writing becomes effortless and
the insights gained while writing are invaluable. Not to mention the immense
joy that I experience in doing just that.
On a more intuitive
level it feels as if I am doing exactly that what I am supposed to do at this
point in time. My heart is flowing with love, I feel alive and in alignment
with my higher purpose.
It also seems as if I am
in the state of no-time. In this state, it seems that time becomes fluid and I
am not able to determine as well anymore if 10 minutes or half an hour has
passed. My experience of time just seems to change.
Quite often than not
time passes by very quickly, which I determine in hindsight when I am out of
the flow and look at the clock. Mesmerizing!
On the level of the
energetic reality, I am experiencing a flow or a movement of energy that
desires to be expressed or manifested through my physical body.
The purity of the
expression of this energy – read uninterrupted flow – depends on ones state of
consciousness. Ones state of consciousness is like a filter[2].
Say that I would succumb
to my ego (filter) and write from the perspective that I know better than the
‘others’ – illusion of separation – and my
truth is the right and only truth. That would interrupt the flow of energy in a
way that it would distort the original information. I admit this is an
extreme example, but it illustrates the point that I am making here.
Energy is neutral and being in the NOW
Additionally to the
above mentioned context, energy in its essence is neutral. There is no judgment
in terms of good energy or bad energy. I agree that one could direct the
energy in terms of self-service at the cost of others. This however, depends on
ones state of consciousness (unity and oneness vs. separation and illusion). Having
said that, being in the flow for me is an effect of being in the here and NOW.
Let me explain.
When I am in the NOW I
am aware of my every thought and emotion. And as stated earlier everything is
energy flowing wanting to be manifested and so are thoughts and emotions. If
for example I become tempted by a lower vibrational thought that accompanies a
certain emotion, such as resentment, guilt or anger and allow myself to be
sucked into it without awareness. I will send that flowing energy out into the world
for it seeks to be manifested and eventually it will come back as such in my
physical life. Either positive or negative. It doesn’t have judgment. It is
based upon the law of energy out is energy back.
One could argue that
this is also being in the flow, however, without conscious awareness. That
means that one is not consciously aware of the fact that he is the creator of
his reality ending up potentially harming yourself and others. This is not what
being in the flow means to me.
To my opinion one of the
cornerstones of this whole awakening that we are experiencing as a collective is
about taking responsibility for your creations i.e. for your every thought and
emotion. However, that is a whole different topic of discussion.
My experience of not flowing
The situations when I am
not in the NOW and not in the flow, which would tempt me into being sucked into
the lower vibrations is when my body is tired and hungry. Especially the
combination of those two conditions work very powerfully on my being. Also
having lots of stress, not exercising and not taking the time to tend for
myself really interrupts the flow of energy in my body.
The irony of it all is
that at some point when writing this blog I fell out of the flow. However, I
kept on going ignoring the signals that my body was giving me. This off course
effected also my writing and it just didn’t read so well any more. I (ego) was
not able to admit to myself that I was out of it and then there was also the
time pressure I had put on myself. Writing a blog about being in the flow but
not being in the flow whilst doing it. I can only chuckle about it. Forcing it does not work for me. It is not
effortless. It wants to impose and control, which is not of love and joy. It
only interrupts the flow of energy.
When are you in the flow?
When being in the NOW I
am aware and able to discern as to which idea/thought/emotion is actually of a higher
vibration and feels like unconditional love and joy. This then directs me
towards following up on it (action), because naturally I want more of it! And
before I know it, I am in the flow.
When are you in the
flow?
Namaste!
Nuri
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