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Getting Back to Flow

Do you ever have those interludes in your life when everything just flows effortlessly, with ease and grace…….and, no matter what you say or do, things just work out for the best?  Wouldn’t you like to experience life like that 24/7?  Is that even possible?

I think that is what I am attempting to create in my life, the only problem seems to be that the more I want it and the more I attempt to create these flow periods…the less they appear for me.

It’s sort of like the old Chinese finger puzzle….the harder you try to pull your fingers free, the tighter the puzzle gets….and the only way to release your fingers is to let go.

Well, the universe is giving me this lesson one more time, in fact, it’s shouting it to me….so I guess I have to write about it and hopefully I’ll learn through teaching.

One of the things I look forward to every morning is “Tut….A Note from the Universe”.  It is a personal message that comes in our inbox and is a great thing to read before anything else…..a nice way to start the day!  You can get your own greeting, (addressed to you with your name on it) every morning by simply registering at:   www.tut.com

Yesterday’s greeting summed up a talk that Kelly and I have been battling through for the past several days.  She has been telling me that I am tense, not connected and she sees me trying to force every thing in my life…..my day, my work, my path.  She says that the joy and fun have disappeared and have been replaced by irritability and impatience.  She is angry and feels abandoned.

Yesterday’s Note from the Universe read, “You’re right Ted; too much discipline will discourage your playful, wandering imagination.  It’ll snuff out the flames of inspiration and creativity.  And it’ll weigh you down with routines and logic. It simply isn’t “spiritual”.”

So, there you have it.  One of the things I learned in my Creating Abundance Program is that I often slip into resistant energy and block the flow.  This is most apparent when I try to force things to happen……when I try too hard.

And, what am I to do?  Once again, Teddy boy….nada….nothing…..except “let go.”  It is time to recognize that I have slipped back into my head and am trying to force things through my logical mind….my ego….and I have become disconnected from my heart center….Spirit….Higher Self.

How do I let go?  Well, first of all I need to recognize that I am back in my head and trying to run the show myself.  I know that whenever I do this, things get controlled and micromanaged to the point of frustration……in short, they almost never work out.

The next step is to adopt a willingness to change; this helps me begin the shift.  Now there are a variety of techniques that I can use to make the “Journey without Distance” ….the journey from head to heart.  The simplest way is to ask for help.

I employ a simple request both Kelly and I have used for years.  We took a few words from a twelve step prayer and combined it with something that we really liked from the Course in Miracles. It is the request we used daily when we walked the white sandy beaches of Quintano Roo in Playa del Carmen.

It was from this request that we received the inspiration to write our book.  Quite simply we say, “What would you have me do? Where would you have me go? What would you have me say? And to Whom? – Thy will, not mine, be done.”

One that I learned more recently is one I adapted from Sharon Wilson. “I am now partnering with Spirit.  I am surrendering.  I am a backdrop for Spirit. Spirit please speak, work, play, write, teach and coach through me. Please show me what to do.”

Yesterday’s Note from the Universe ended with these words:  “Just think what you know to think, say what you know to say, and do what you know to do, Ted.  Every day, lots and lots.”

This morning my Note from the Universe read: “Sometimes, Ted, when things take longer than you thought they would, it’s just a gentle reminder from your greater self (me), that you have more time than you thought, and that there’s a journey to enjoy.  Yeah, like all the time in the universe.”

Ok……it’s about the journey…..not the destination…..smelling the roses ….. playing …… having fun…loosening up…..opening the heart….and staying connected.  The note ended with: “Besides, Ted, just because it’s taking longer than you thought it would, doesn’t mean stuff isn’t happening, even as you read these words.”

I may not be quite there…but I am in the process of getting back on track….and its great to be reminded that there is a greater plan and I am just a small part of it.

Let the Flow begin!

Thanks for the read.

Ted.

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