Joy And Flow...

Yesterday, out on my long walk, looking out over the fields with the warm sun on my face, enjoying the physical exertion and the emptiness of my mind, I suddenly realised that I was experiencing both joy and flow - joy at how fortunate I am to be able to enjoy such wonderful moments, and flow for reaching that magical state where the unimportant had fallen away and I was immersed in an activity that was both challenging and effortless at the same time.

But the real lightbulb moment was that I had found them both without planning, or focus, or intention - that in fact, just doing something ‘ordinary’ had released such positive experiences.

Our daily lives are full of moments of joy and flow - the problem is that often we’re too busy looking for them to realise that they are with us all of the time….