~ f l o w ~
thank you chris weaver for sharing your friend claudia's story, Looking for Shabbat (if you go there, click on touchstones). it's beautiful. i love it!
here's a piece that moved me:
"For 24 hours, one could live as if the world was perfect, taking time to renew and celebrate relationships with God, family and self. I was enthralled by this possibility, and a bit skeptical of it. With so much work left to be done, how could we justify such a lengthy, structured and regular break? Of course, a saner person than I might ask: How can we not?"
it makes me curious...
*what are some practices that other (religions, cultures, individuals, ... ) use to renew and celebrate relationships with God, family and self?
*and why do we work so hard to make sure we don't get those kind of breaks in our lives?
these questions are similar to some asked by my friend, chris corrigan.
he wrote (go here to read the whole thing):
"I think we all have practices that take us to flow states. For some it might be meditation or music or sports. Others might find it in art, writing, reading, walking, cooking...whatever. We all have those practices. It isn't complicated, rather it is as simple as sitting by the river with beer and music and friends and family. If we are lucky, our practices mesh with our lives in a way that our work and time is spent in flow. Most of us I bet don't have that luxury, so we go to work in a bank and then play football after hours.
These practices and flow states are really important, because I believe that being in flow is important for really initiating big change and important work. So I've recently started asking people what their practices are."
i wrote chris asking him if he used any other words to describe flow states? i like claudia's words.
so...anyone want to share some practices used to celebrate relationships with God, family and self?
...or anything else that comes to mind!!
here's a piece that moved me:
"For 24 hours, one could live as if the world was perfect, taking time to renew and celebrate relationships with God, family and self. I was enthralled by this possibility, and a bit skeptical of it. With so much work left to be done, how could we justify such a lengthy, structured and regular break? Of course, a saner person than I might ask: How can we not?"
it makes me curious...
*what are some practices that other (religions, cultures, individuals, ... ) use to renew and celebrate relationships with God, family and self?
*and why do we work so hard to make sure we don't get those kind of breaks in our lives?
these questions are similar to some asked by my friend, chris corrigan.
he wrote (go here to read the whole thing):
"I think we all have practices that take us to flow states. For some it might be meditation or music or sports. Others might find it in art, writing, reading, walking, cooking...whatever. We all have those practices. It isn't complicated, rather it is as simple as sitting by the river with beer and music and friends and family. If we are lucky, our practices mesh with our lives in a way that our work and time is spent in flow. Most of us I bet don't have that luxury, so we go to work in a bank and then play football after hours.
These practices and flow states are really important, because I believe that being in flow is important for really initiating big change and important work. So I've recently started asking people what their practices are."
i wrote chris asking him if he used any other words to describe flow states? i like claudia's words.
so...anyone want to share some practices used to celebrate relationships with God, family and self?
...or anything else that comes to mind!!
