Flow is a magical place where you are completely absorbed in what you are doing, where time goes by so fast it seems like it doesn't exist at all. Of course, such a model of behavior will not suit everyone, but it will seem quite acceptable to someone! Chris Bailey's thoughts (Chris Bailey) about how to get to this place without radical changes in your own life.
I recently finished reading the book Flow ★ by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi); it's a pretty boring and dry book, but it contains some genius stuff. These include, for example, the scheme published in the book. But I decided to improve it a little.
Let's add some color, tweak the lines, make it prettier...
Well, that's much better.
If you have no idea what this circuit is, it's okay. Here is a summary of what it shows:
- Any activity you do can fit into this pattern (depending on how difficult it is (for you) and how many of your skills it involves).
- The ideal place for him is, you guessed it, in the "stream". In it, the complexity of your task perfectly matches your skills. Especially if you have the motivation to do something. As Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says, in this flow you will be very happy. For example, writing "Csikszentmihalyi" is quite difficult task, but it does not require much skill, which brings this type of activity to the Anxiety corner.
"one"- your starting position. Here you play tennis for the first time. Learn to hit the ball (which is tricky but doable the first time) and try to reach the other side of the court from your seat (or something like that - I admit, I don't understand tennis at all). During this stretch, you experience a flow state because your task equals your skills and you are having fun.
you are moving towards "2". You improve your skills to the point where it becomes boring just to throw the ball over the net. The challenge of the game is now below your skill level and you are no longer in the flow.
you go to "3". And set yourself a task that makes you tense - for example, you decided to play tennis with an athlete friend, and he "made" you. Here the challenge is higher—that is, harder than your skill level—and you no longer experience the feeling of flow.
Depending on where you are, there are two ways to return to the streaming channel.
If you are bored "2"), you will need to find a more difficult task, for example, to find a partner to play with skills equal to yours.
If you are concerned "3"), you will need to improve your tennis skills to get back to flow (you can also reduce the difficulty of the task, but this is not so easy to do in practice).
Mihai says it
“explains how the flow state leads to growth and discovery. A person cannot enjoy doing the same thing, staying at the same level for a long time. We either get bored or we get upset; then the desire to enjoy something pushes us to improve skills or open up new opportunities for using existing ones.
Any activity you do is somewhere on this chart, and according to Csikszentmihalyi's research, it's the activities that bring you into a flowing state that will make you the happiest.
You will then have to either improve your skills or change the tasks to suit you in order to experience the flow state more often.
2010-10-12 Jesus Christ through News of Light
'bout the flow unconditional love in the heart"
Greetings my dears. I AM Jesus Christ. I embrace you in my love and support. Indeed, in the spiritual universe there are oceans of Love, Light, which are ready to pour on you with a golden rain of Abundance, Joy and Happiness. And it depends only on you, your state of consciousness, how much of this you can accept. When you connect with yourself, with your I AM Presence, then the spiritual universe has the opportunity through you to give this Light and Love to this world, respectively, and you receive as much as you need, even more.
The center of love coming into this world is your Heart, which can be closed for various reasons. Its barriers are like stones, boulders in a riverbed, because of which the stream is either completely blocked, or flows in a very thin stream.
Truly, these boulders blocking the flow are distortions in your 4 lower bodies. The biggest chunks are in your identity body. The decision to separate from the Source is the most important keystone that almost completely blocks the flow of Love and Light into your life. Already as a result of this decision, various negative, condemning thoughts breed in the body of identity - in the mental, and as a result, feelings of resentment, anger, guilt settle in the emotional body, which at their level of vibration block the flow of love. On the physical level, the lack of love can manifest itself in diseases of the heart, cardiovascular system.
Truly, there is no stronger means to free your Heart than to remove the main lump in the body of identity. This happens when you, on a deep, subconscious level with your Conscious You, understand the real pointlessness of holding on to the identity of someone who is separated from the Source, who blocks himself from the abundant, infinite source of nutrition. Would you, living in the desert, block the flow of a single river with your own hands? Of course not, but the world of duality, the prince of this world, has managed to deceive your Conscious You with all sorts of illusions. And each illusion is responsible for a specific stone blocking the channel of your flow of God's unconditional love. Therefore, liberation from the illusions of the world of duality is one of the main tasks for achieving your Happiness, which is directly related to the volumes of Love, Light that you can bring into this World through your Heart.
Of course, unprocessed stories from your past, various kinds of traumas, tribal interweaving, identification with one of your relatives - all this is also those distortions of your identity body that block the flow of Abundance. Therefore, letting go of the past, restoring your birth flows according to Mother and Father is necessary to cleanse your body of identity and bring it into alignment with your true identity, to restore your spiritual birth flows according to your Spiritual Mother and Father.
One of the main criteria for determining the power of the flow of an unconditional river, that part of the River of Life that flows through you, is how much you love and accept yourself, love that inner child, which always, no matter how old you are, always lives inside you and awaits your unconditional love and support. It truly represents your emotional body, which automatically reflects all the distortions in your mental body that result from the distortions of your identity body, your belief system.
Truly, there is nothing more important in this world than the unconditional love of the Creator freely, easily and naturally flowing through you into this world. And truly, all your deeds done in this state, in this flow of this Love of the Creator - they are eternal and will remain so forever, they are quantum, beyond the illusions of space, time and death.
All deeds, "creations" from the ego, from the illusions of time and space - they are dead and finite and all are subject to destruction sooner or later. So, any thing of the material world eventually destroys, so people have to spend a lot of their life energy on their maintenance - on vehicles, infrastructure, infrastructure, supporting infrastructure. Everything material is constantly washed by the light of the Creator and strives to come in line with its Plan, therefore, no matter how much humanity builds towers of babel in the world of duality, no matter how much consciousness clings to the carnal state, this is temporary, and each soul, in the end, will face the choice of death and life: to cling to dual illusions at all costs, or to take the Final Decision of Life - to take responsibility for yourself, your connection with the Creator and your self-transcendence, for constantly becoming MORE in the River of Life. You can track how much time you are now spending on Dead things in matter, i.e. bring yourself closer to death, or to Love, Light, which makes you more Alive.
Each person with an open Heart is a bonfire of light, igniting, throwing the coals of Love into the fading bonfires of the surrounding people. Indeed, the more Lights around, the easier and faster other people can wake up and become Lights themselves and spread Light and Unconditional Love throughout the Earth in order to bring the Kingdom of God - Heaven to Earth.
There is nothing more important for happiness in general,
Than the flow of Your unconditional love in the Heart,
Carry the light of the clear Dara in it,
Practically in all modern languages there is only one word to describe the feeling like love. But the manifestation of this feeling is varied, depending on the object to which we feel it: mother, child, beloved of the opposite sex, friend or girlfriend, homeland, beloved animal, and stands separately. love for God.
AT Greek four different words were used for this concept: "eros", "storge", "filia" and "agape" . Love - this is the emotion that gives us strength and inspiration, fills us with energy and makes us act and pushes us to reckless actions. No wonder people at all times were looking for Love. Mutual love inspires, makes it possible to move mountains, to reach huge peaks.
"Eros"- love is sensual, not subject to human will, generated by the fermentation of hormones in the human body. It finds outward expression in the peculiar behavior we call falling in love, love attraction or love passion. Love directed at the physical possession of an object.
"Storge"- can be translated into Russian as "tenderness", family love, the love of parents for children and children for parents. This relationship affects our entire life, it is our strongest karmic connection in this life.
Love " Filia" in Russian it can be called "respect". This is friendship love. Love for a group of people or objects, for example, for your collection.
Word "Agape" translates as "feast of love." Agape expresses active, bestowing love, focused on the good of one's neighbor, without the slightest hint of self-interest or attachment to any quality of the beloved. If a person is ruled by the love of Agape, he experiences something akin to delight. This is a feeling that fills him to the very last cell, turning any attempt at negative manifestation into ashes, although it does not reject its other types. Such is the love of God.
Our relationships with the world are built at the energy level in the areas of certain chakras. Moreover, different chakras are involved in different relationships. Contacting with a person, we give our energy and receive it from him. How much are we giving away? How much do we get? How to check it? Are your connections right and how do they affect your relationship? After all, a person often says that he puts so much effort into someone, but receives practically nothing in return and does not think about whether he is investing in it and is it necessary for another person?
During the training you will be able trace the relationships. You yourself will understand how mutual the feelings of your loved one are or are they just words about love, and he wants something else from you. Why does a beloved man sometimes go to the side, what does he lack. Are your friends, colleagues and relatives frank and are there any "vampires" among them? Why, after talking with your beloved friend, you feel as if a coal car has been unloaded.
Learn to regulate energy exchange with your environment. You will try to restore ties that have been cut off for any reason, which you would like to restore or re-establish with someone.
Learn how you can lay a positive program to your counterpart to improve relationships and better perception of you.
The practical work carried out during the training will help you to use these techniques in your life in the future.
At the training:
- You will feel how your chakras work on the energies of a particular state of love;
- You will learn to determine how your inner circle feels about you;
- What quality of energy comes from them;
- You will follow how the chakra energy exchange is built with your loved ones, children, relatives and bosses, for whom you are a donor, and who is for you, who pumps out your energy, not wanting to give anything in return;
- Correct the energy exchange where it needs to be strengthened, if we want to restore the fading connections, and somewhere, on the contrary, weaken, so as not to de-energize ourselves in vain, if a person does not want to live with you on a parity energy basis;
- Remove vampire attachments that you consider unconditional kinship.
Copied from the site "Self-knowledge.ru"
I just read the channeling of Magda "SHINING ENERGY BODY", where Archangel Samuel speaks about the Power of Unconditional Love
http://novzhizn.ru/siyanie-energeticheskogo-tela/#facebook
People are asking in the comments:
- How to be filled with Unconditional Love?
And since my cosmic name Amerina means the absolute dimension of the Absolute, the answer immediately came:
The human mind can create everything!
And a person also creates Unconditional Love with his Consciousness!
We are all beloved children of Father God and Mother God!
God the Father continuously sends us His Love in the form of a stream of Golden-colored Energy, which is sent through the crown chakra (crown) to the heart space, from where it fills our entire body.
Our Mother Earth - Goddess Mother, at the same time, sends her Love into our heart space - Golden Energy, which enters through the soles of the feet and the root chakra (coccyx), filling our entire body.
Unconditional Love is a high vibration Energy that we receive from our Cosmic Parents.
This feeling is created by our Consciousness!
When this feeling overwhelms us, we feel joy and extraordinary lightness throughout the body, and wings grow behind our backs.
Glowing with Golden Energy, unable to contain Unconditional Love, we begin to expand. Let's let this feeling out in all directions and, literally to everyone, we wish Light and Love!
In the streams of our Unconditional - Divine Love, in families and at work, scandals stop; Enemies disappear, vampires disappear, problems solve themselves!
Unconditional Love is a tremendous Power that can even stop wars!
We, with you, all send Unconditional Love and fill the Hearts of the warring parties with it. With our Consciousness, we envelop the territory of hostilities with Golden Energy. We send Divine Energy to the politicians of warring states.
We do not interfere in politics! We are conductors of Divine Love! We contribute to the triumph of the harmony of Energies, which means the establishment of Peace!
Energy is Consciousness, which means that it is alive, thinking! This is the Divine Energy of the Archangels, Angels, Ascended Masters - Forces of Light!
We, beloved children, directing Energy up and down, with gratitude send our Unconditional Love to our beloved Cosmic Parents - Father God and Mother Goddess!
We triumph, and together with us, the whole Universe triumphs!
Wonders? Yes! With our Consciousness We create Miracles!!!
When, at what time, on what phase of the moon is it best to perform these miracles?
We live in a state of Unconditional Love day and night, all our lives! And, therefore, we create Miracles without ceasing !!!
Light and Love to all!!! Master of Magic and Queen of Amerina.
Flow - mental condition in which a person is fully focused and involved in the process of his activity. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of the concept of flow, talks in his new book about how to achieve this state, thanks to which you can enjoy your activities more and show better results.
We have chosen for you information about the main components for immersion in the state of flow.
Precisely defined goals
Understanding what you want to achieve is the first essential condition for achieving a flow state. By thinking only about a specific goal, you are more likely to achieve it. At the same time, remember that being able to adapt your goals to the current moment - for example, the fact that your ability level or the complexity of the task may be lower or higher than expected - allows you to better use your potential in a particular situation. .
Compliance with the complexity of the task and opportunities
The fact that a person feels that the seriousness of the task before him corresponds to his capabilities is, of course, the most important component of the flow.
In order to experience the state of flow, a person must perform a task that is within their ability, but the completion of which, however, requires some effort from them.
As you successfully achieve your goals and cope with difficulties, you develop self-efficacy, that is, faith in your ability to take actions that will allow you to achieve your goals. As your self-efficacy grows, you become more courageous in taking risks and are not afraid of failure, setting increasingly ambitious goals for yourself. Not only will you be more likely to experience the state of flow, but you will also get more inner satisfaction from running.
Clear feedback
In his activity, a person must rely not only on his internal markers to receive feedback. He must carefully monitor important elements in his environment: the behavior of opponents, members of his team, coaches and even the public, if we are talking about treadmill competition. Anything from distance traveled to weather can affect your tactics.
With this information, you can change your behavior. And if you take these steps, your body will likely respond positively, increasing your chances of getting into a state of flow.
Feeling in control of the situation
In the flow state, any restrictions disappear. Your attention is focused only on what you can control, namely yourself and your actions. All feedback is positive for you, and you feel a surge of strength, as if you are in complete control of your destiny.
However, it should be remembered that people sometimes tend to exaggerate this sense of control. In reality, believing that you have too much control over a situation can lead to arrogance and bravado, personality traits that instantly throw you out of flow. You need to be confident, but humble.
Loss of "feeling"
It sounds paradoxical: you lose awareness of your own "I" just at the moment when you are most in control of your actions and destiny. But it is precisely in the state of flow that this can happen. When all your attention is focused on solving a specific problem, you do not have the mental energy to be tormented by doubts or worries about how other people perceive your actions. Your ego magically subsides.
concentrated attention
In our modern world it's not easy to keep focused attention. People constantly think about home at work and at home about work. It seems that in some incomprehensible way they can not manage to concentrate on the current moment.
In the state of flow, attention reaches its peak. Your mind suddenly stops wandering in millions of directions, and instead becomes fully involved in the task at hand.
When you actively incorporate your thoughts and events into your consciousness, you are paying attention. Attention is what allows you to go around a boy on the road, step over a root on your running trail in the woods, or react to your opponent's dash before the finish line. Focusing attention is an active process that can be improved through several techniques and techniques, such as mindfulness development, yoga and meditation.
Distorted perception of time
In a flow state - when you are completely immersed in an activity that is pleasant for you - your sense of time is distorted. The reasons for such a distorted perception of time can lie both in the field of neurology (the activity of the nervous system) and in the field of psychology (human mental activity). Our sense of time is regulated by the prefrontal cortex of the brain. With a decrease in the activity of this department, the ability to correctly evaluate the elapsed time also decreases.
That state of deep concentration that you experience during flow allows you to forget about looking at your watch every few minutes, and allows you to fully immerse yourself in the work at hand. Negative thoughts that can divert your attention (such as "How much longer do I have to do this?") are not possible in the state of flow.
Man becomes action
When your attention is fully focused on the task at hand in a flow state, you feel inseparable from your actions. When this special phenomenon occurs, everything happens as if automatically, because there is no barrier between your thoughts and your actions.
Absolute intrinsic motivation
When you enjoy something, you tend to do it over and over again. When you do this, you all get better at your job. When you have high skills, you can take on more complex tasks. When you raise the bar on your goals, you are more likely to reach a state of flow. When you have a flow experience, you want to repeat that experience. As you love your job more and more, you become more eager to do it. Etc.
This beautiful cycle of flow begins and ends in the same place - love for what you are doing for its own sake. Without absolute inner love for your work, the state of flow is simply not available.