The State of Flow or Zone Happens when you are so
engrossed in your work, that time stops for you. Creativity oozes out of
every nook and cranny of your mind. You are operating in the 5th
dimension or in the Zone... Totally absorbed in what you are doing.
If you want to experience the state of flow
or operate in the zone of creativity... then read
this blog... It is weird and rambling, but it tells you how to get there.
Okay so today is a wordy day for me the
words just seem to jump out at me out of no where...
I have this incredible idea that I can
accomplish something great...
I know I am getting some incredible ideas and
these always pop in the middle of the night when any right minded person
should be in bed fast asleep exploring some great stuff in dreamland. Maybe
floating far beyond on a seat of white fluffy cloud dressed like a sultan
amidst a sea of pink, there is gold, glitter, pink and purple and a turbaned,
crowned and tiara'd sultan like mysterious personality sitting cross legged
in a pair of Turkish trousers...
Anyway why is it that all those sudden flash of
inspirations, those brilliantly searing ideas and breakthroughs strike in
the middle of the night... just when you turn off the light in your brain and
there it comes without warning without even knocking. Rudely entering into
your mainstream and taking over totally without any care about your
well being or your privacy for that matter.
Inspirations do go accompanied by
rude awakenings.
What does it really matter, for by then it has
taken over your whole system and holds you hostage to its whim and likings...
you are totally hypnotised, engrossed, totally absorbed in it that you do not
even notice that anything is amiss.
You step out of bed and wilfully get started in
what ever is holding your attention so completely. I t may be writing,
painting, creating or whatever your innermost form of expression is.
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You
are totally and completely absorbed in it.
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you don’t know what is happening
around you,
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what time it is
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or what signals your own body is
giving you discretely.
Yes you are absolutely working in
that twilight zone that is so praised and sung about by athletes and other
creative workers.
You
are in that ultimate state of flow where there is simply no block so strong
that could hold you back... you will find a way to flow over it, under it,
through it or even all around it.
Yes in this state of flow you are moving
as fluidly as water flowing all over rocks and boulders in the sea or ocean.
In this situation even the toughest rocks get smoothed out by the flow of
water. You might have seen those extra smooth and flattened rocks lying on
the beech and may even have picked them up and marvelled at those extra
polished surfaces and curvature...
Or how about those huge rocks that have a hole
gaping right through them, where water in its ultimate state of flow found a
way to go through it.
It is this very state in which no obstacle is
too great that it can’t be overcome...
It is the state of flow... the zone...
the total complete absorption to that exclusion of all else...
This incredible state of peak performance
comes to everyone if you give enough attention to something. It can come repeatedly
too. In fact, it can also be tamed to come on at will.
But you have to focus on the issue at a time
when you are totally relaxed, not being disturbed by other stimuli and at a
certain fixed time of the day or night. For like all the other rhythms in
this world, The cyclic nature of nature... the day, the night, the seasons,
the tides, the human biological cycles, all perform best when the timing is
clockwork smooth.
Hence the state of flow or the condition of working in
the zone needs to be nurtured at a very specific time. Be it the day, the
night , early morning before dawn, in the evenings or whatever is your very own
specific time. it varies from person to person.
Once entered it may be difficult to concentrate
on anything else except the specific issue that has engrossed you so
completely... and if disturbed rudely or distracted even for an instant, it is
difficult to re-enter it again at that particular time.
So as I said that ideas strike you so
suddenly that you may not even be able to control there direction of flow.
Though I think the basic concept needs to be
there already planted into your brain somehow through some external
stimulus. The right conditions in your brain soil... the right chemical
composition perhaps, the right state of hydration, the right temperatures
and pressures, the right level of oxygen and other gasses, all play a
part in germinating that seed just at the right moment.
So the idea strikes, and takes over so completely that you can’t wait to drop whatever you are
doing and start working on this great insight you have just had.
To be able to get into this highly
exclusive state of performance, you need to be well rested, well relaxed,
well oxygenated, well hydrated, preferably free from food wants, and with a
basic question circulating in your mind to which you need a solution or
answer. Then just wait for inspiration to strike and act upon it
immediately.
Yes start working on it right away even though you may have to
drop other important activities.
You will get so engrossed in what you are
doing, that time dissolves and you are at your creative best... This state
of flow could be called the fifth dimension.
Jump, run, leap... grab that paper and pen and
start getting your inspirations down as fast as you can before they
evaporate into thin air... and you start feeling as if you are incapable of a
single coherent thought or maybe even brain damaged.
And yes the secret ingredient missing from this
recipe of the ultimate nirvana state of creative flow is the power of
belief...
A very strong belief that you can find a solution to whatever
problem you are trying to solve. The solution is right there just beyond
reach lurking in the mysterious depths and folds of your very own
subconscious mind and just needs to be sifted up bit by bit, piece by piece
or as a sudden intuitive recognition pattern... that searing insight... that
inspiration.
Yes the belief and confidence that you will
find a solution to whatever pressing problem you are trying to solve, is the
ultimate ingredient that finally puts you into that exotic state of dream
wonderland.
The basic ingredients are outlined for you once
again:
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State your question;
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Focus on the problem;
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Rest; Sleep;
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lots of deep breathing;
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well hydrated and food satisfied
body,
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quite relaxing environment,
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strong belief that you will find a solution.
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Author Shahnaz Rauf is a prolific writer with vast experience and
interests.
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