Just for today, let everything flow and let nothing influence

Just for today, allow everything to flow and nothing to influence. Just for today, prevent adversity from being that weight capable of sinking you, frustrating your hopes and your breath to live. Just for today, let go of everything that influences you with its dark winds, free yourself from what erases your smiles and, simply, move forward…

We should keep these simple principles in mind not today, but every day. Because every morning when we open our eyes to our new journey, we face new challenges and so many challenges that for a moment, We come to convince ourselves that we are forgetting to be happy.

Let it flow, don’t hold on to resentments, don’t get attached to fears or to those who want to cut your wings. Because everything has its moment and every moment, that opportunity that will only come if you have a calm mind and a burning heart.

One of the greatest exponents of flow theory (flow) is undoubtedly the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. As the famous author of “Flow: a psychology of happiness”, People waste too much psychic energy on inconsequential stimuli. We live in a society so overloaded with information that our entire being is focused outward..

We have lost that wonderful link with ourselves with which, simply, we can move forward with the “waves of life” in freedom, in happiness… We invite you to reflect on it.

Let everything flow, let nothing make me captive

We are all, in some way, captives of something or someone.. We are affected by the words of that fatalistic co-worker, we are influenced by what our partners expect of us, we are worried about reaching the end of the day without having met those objectives, that we ourselves, We have proposed ourselves on the agenda…

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We are so clinging to the jungle of influences and self-demands that we let much of our vital energy disappear like smoke disappearing through an open window. Furthermore, in an interesting study carried out at Harvard University, it was concluded that One of the most common sources of unhappiness is practicing what is known as “the wandering mind.”

People spend much of our time worrying about things that have already happened, or worse, that have not yet happened. It is another form of “captivity”. According to the author of this study, Dr. Daniel T. Gilbert, a wandering mind is an unhappy mind. The moment our brain moves from the present we stop committing to happiness. We stop committing to ourselves.

Far from remaining captive in that erratic mind influenced by other people’s noise, by other people’s expectations, by the mistakes of yesterday and the fears of tomorrow, it is time to “raise the anchor” and allow everything to flow and nothing to influence…

“Flow” so that happiness flows

As Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi himself explains to us, Happiness is not something that arises or happens like the light of that lighthouse that is turned on to guide ships. Most of the time, it does not depend on external phenomena, but on our internal ability to create an authentic quality of life. From our own “magic” or ability to turn on the light of our inner lighthouse.

It’s about letting everything flow, allowing ourselves to flow, not running away. Because when we let ourselves be carried away by the harmonious sound of our own life. Without chains or influences, we discovered that door that we could not see before.

Keys to learning to flow

It is important to understand that to allow everything to flow and nothing to influence, above all, a profound change of consciousness is needed.. We cannot change much of what negatively affects us, however we can improve the way it affects ourselves. For example, if you have a friend who is always late, you may not be able to get him to change his behavior, but you can program yourself to arrive five minutes later as well.

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Let’s look at some more keys to reflect on for a few moments..

Many people “schedule” and postpone their happiness to the weekend., to that vacation, to when they get that promotion. Now, happiness is not postponed, nor is it bought in a last minute offer at a travel agency.Well-being, in reality, is hidden in what is known as “optimal experiences.” The wind caressing our skin while we walk, the hug of our child, the feeling when we start reading a book, a meeting with friends… Don’t schedule your well-being, simply let yourself go. It is also important to keep in mind that The best moments of our lives, sometimes, are not passive or relaxed. Sometimes, facing adversity is also “knowing how to flow”, because far from staying stranded like a stone at the bottom of the sea, we move forward like that apparently weak leaf that faces the dangerous currents to emerge successfully. That triumph, that achievement, also brings us happiness.

The “art of flow” has nothing to do with reaching higher peaks or surpassing ourselves a little more every day. It is simply about being present and move forward in a harmonious way according to our conscience, in freedom, integrity and an adequate inner peace that allows us to enjoy the “here now.”

So just for today, let everything flow and nothing influence.