When’s the last time you were in the flow? Do you know what I’m talking about? That time when everything seems to align and something else takes over. Where you’re completely in the moment doing exactly what you love. Where you completely lose track of time. Where you forget about eating, drinking and going to the bathroom.
For me it happens when I’m in deep conversations with people. I remember having a conversation with an older mentor when I was still college-aged. He was talking about something to do with his relationship and at some point I said something so profound that made him stop. I had identified what was at the heart of the matter and he had to stop talking. He asked me how I could know such a thing, given my age or better, my complete lack of experience.
I’ve had countless experiences like that. A friend and I will be having a heart to heart and I’ll say something that completely changes the energy in the room. It even impresses me and I can’t say that I can fully take credit for what comes out of my mouth at that point. I’ve called it intuition before. Maybe it’s just me expressing my talent, or maybe at that moment I’m completely aligned with the other person’s energy. It’s usually so profound that I can’t really remember the details of the conversation afterwards. But the other person will always admit that there was a shift. I don’t know quite how to describe it. But I love that feeling and I can’t wait for it to happen again.
So it makes sense that I want more of that. I think anyone who’s good at what they do, longs for those moments after tasting it once or twice. I’m not sure it can be conjured or planned, but I do think it could be as simple as putting yourself in the situations where they have more chances of happening. So in my case, I need to connect with people. When I’m feeling like I couldn’t be further from happiness, I realize that getting myself around people and having deep conversations about potential, possibility and overcoming limitations is precisely what I need.
So when are you in your flow? What situations should you be creating in order to raise the possibility of getting there?
