Flow

Create a New Normal

Reflections

• Consciously create your one great life •

Weekly message about creating your new normal

Judy Panek, MS, CPCC

Certified Professional Co-Active Coach

November 12, 2010

Dear Creators,

Today take a few moments to consider when you experience “flow.” Flow is that experience of being totally engaged in the moment – present – focused. A book I read a few years ago used the example of downhill skiing. If you have ever skied you know that feeling of being totally present – you are using your body, aware of your surroundings, you really have to pay attention in the moment; you lose track of time in the “be-ingness” of the moment When are you in flow during your day? Notice that, appreciate that, for there is satisfaction to be experienced here.

This sense of flow caught me by surprise today as I was exercising. There was a moment when I realized I was finished with the most rigorous part of my routine. It felt great. I had just let my body work, allowed my mind to go, to focus on the moment, to just “be.”

It was serendipity (or not- for all things can be connected) that in today’s paper I read about research supporting the idea that living in the moment is one of the keys to happiness. The research indicated that people were happier when engaged in something that kept their mind focused. People tended to be less happy when their minds were wandering. The researchers found that what people were thinking was a better predictor of their happiness than what they were doing.

What to do with this? Can you expand or increase your times of flow?

Hmmmm….

Judy

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