The members of my women’s group each pick a “word for the year.” I went round and round on which word to choose this time. Going round and round on some things is, unfortunately, how my mind often works. Finally, I settled on the word, “flow,” partly because I’d love to learn how to just let thoughts and emotions flow through me, rather than looping endlessly through my mind and body.
As a writer, the word flow has all kinds of positive connotations. It’s generally considered to be a state of mind in which you become utterly immersed in the story, fully focused and energized by the activity, and you lose track of time. It’s a pretty cool place to visit, I assure you.
My intuitive friends talk about entering a state of flow when they get really present. They can experience it even while doing the dishes or going for a walk. I’m working on that.
But flow also appealed to me because I’m desiring to be a conduit lately for good things to flow through me into the world, whatever that might look like.
I had also considered the words “non-grasping,” “detachment,” and “surrender,” which I’ve been studying and leaning in to during this time of sabbatical, but those words seemed to fit within the word flow. Because once you embrace (or hopefully achieve) those things, higher energy will flow through you better.
