Greetings to you...                                                                            October 16th, 2011

Do you ever have periods of time when things just seem to flow.
When this happens to me, it feels effortless. It feels like Heaven on Earth.
This feeling is what I want. The flow is where I want to be.

We can have this more often.

                    It can be useful to examine the opposite of what we want.

Here goes...

A man I was talking to the other day, said he had a mild heart attack recently. There is a history of this problem in the men of his family. This (understandably) made him worry for his life. His story is one you may have heard before. He works out. He eats right, doesn't smoke or drink. But, he had a heart attack. It leaves people confused.
What went wrong?

Focus on the body is not enough. Being physically healthy is important, but being over-taxed mentally and emotionally puts a strain on everything. We need a balance of body, mind, emotions and soul. It is time to learn to relax the mind / emotions, and calmly trust in soul. When one of these is ignored, it will talk to you. If you can't hear it, it will speak up in a variety of ways until it gets your attention. This is what is happening to this man. 
My response to what he told me was: "This mild heart attack is your helpful wake-up call to care for those areas that are in need."

We are not used to seeing what we call problems as helpful, but it can make all the difference if we begin to shift our perception this way. Problems bring solutions.


                                        Okay, let's get back to the basics.


Here is what I'm learning about being in the flow:

It happens when...
~ I relax my body and my mind and my emotions.
~ I trust in the process of life.
~ I fall back in faith that love and well-being prevails.

This feeling stays away if...
~ I am trying to hard, or trying to 'make' things happen.
~ I am thinking too much.
~ I am feeling worry or guilt.

I am not religious, but I have found that faith and prayer is my bridge between being stuck and being in the flow. When I pray, I simply ask for help to get what I want. I ask the Universe. I ask helpers that come into my awareness. And, then trust the process.
Prayer is the supreme relaxer. When we relax, life gets easier. 

It does not matter what or who we believe in, as long as we believe in something that gives us comfort, relief from our resistance and hope.

Do The Thing with Ease,
Dana